Novel nucleotide and amino acid sequences, and assays and methods of use thereof for diagnosis of breast cancer

Abstract
Novel markers for breast cancer that are both sensitive and accurate. These markers are overexpressed in breast cancer specifically, as opposed to normal breast tissue. The measurement of these markers, alone or in combination, in patient samples provides information that the diagnostician can correlate with a probable diagnosis of breast cancer. The markers of the present invention, alone or in combination, show a high degree of differential detection between breast cancer and non-cancerous states.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is related to novel nucleotide and protein sequences that are diagnostic markers for breast cancer, and assays and methods of use thereof.


BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in women, comprising almost a third of all malignancies in females. It is the leading cause of death for women between the ages 40-55 in the United States and one out of 8 females in the United States will develop breast cancer at some point in her life.


The death rate from breast cancer has been slowly declining over the past decade, partially due do the usage of molecular markers that facilitate the discovery, tumor typing (and therefore choice of treatment), response to treatment and recurrence.


The most widely used serum markers for breast cancers are Mucin1 (measured as CA 15-3) and CEA (CarcinoEmbryonic Antigen). Mucin 1 (MUC1) is present on the apical surface of normal epithelial cells. Its extracellular domain consists of a heavily O-linked glycosylated peptide core made up of variable number of multiple repeats of 20 amino acid sequence referred to as VNTR (Variable Number Tandem Repeat). This variability results in natural polymorphism of MUC1. Each VNTR has five potential O-linkage sites. The breast cancer disease state alters the enzymes which glycosylate Mucin 1 and therefore the polysaccharide side chains of tumor associated MUC1 are generally shorter than those on the normally expressed molecule. Both aberrant and up-regulated expression of MUC1 are features of malignancy and MUC1 related markers are based on it. Though CA 15-3 is a broadly used marker for breast cancer, a combination of CA 15-3 and CEA is more sensitive than using a single marker.


For the purpose of monitoring therapeutic response, CA 15-3, CEA and ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) are used as a panel, leading to over 90% of patients biochemically assessable. Serum markers used to monitor therapeutic response in patients with metastatic breast cancer are associated with the “spike phenomenon”. It is an initial transient rise of tumor marker levels which can be seen in up to 30% of responders in the first 3 months of commencing a therapy. It is important not to interpret this as a sign of disease progression leading to premature change of an effective therapy.


CA 27.29 is a new monoclonal antibody directed against a different part of MUC1 and it is a newer marker than CA 15-3. It detects a different glycosylation pattern of MUC1, as compared with CA 15-3. CA 27.29 is the first FDA-approved blood test for breast cancer recurrence. Because of superior sensitivity and specificity, CA 27.29 has supplanted CA 15-3 as the preferred tumor marker in breast cancer. The CA 27.29 level is elevated in approximately one third of women with early-stage breast cancer (stage I or II) and in two thirds of women with late-stage disease (stage III or IV). CA 27.29 lacks predictive value in the earliest stages of breast cancer and thus has no role in screening for or diagnosing the malignancy. CA 27.29 also can be found in patients with benign disorders of the breast, liver, and kidney, and in patients with ovarian cysts. However, CA 27.29 levels higher than 100 units per mL are rare in benign conditions.


Recently Estrogen 2 (beta) was shown to have a diagnostic role in breast cancer. It has been shown that the expression of the ‘cx’ variant of Estrogen 2 is correlated with response to Hormone adjuvant therapy. In addition it has been shown it may assist in better characterization of ER-1 positive breast cancers (together with progesterone receptor).


HER-2 (also known as c-erbB2) is a membrane proto-oncogene with intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity. Tumor expressing HER-2 are associated with shorter survival, shorter time-to-relapse and an overall worse prognosis. Tumors expressing HER-2 can be targeted with Trastuzumab—a biological adjuvant therapy which blocks the growth promoting action of HER-2. The ImmunoHistoChemistry (IHC) and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) tests are used to detect HER2: 1.IHC: The most common test used to check HER2 status is an ImmunoHistoChemistry (IHC) test. The IHC test measures the protein made by the HER2 gene. 2.FISH: This test measures the number of copies of the HER2 gene present in the tumor cell.


Measurement of the extracellular domain of HER-2 has been reported to show a better assessment of response to chemotherapy than a biochemical index score based on measurement of CA 15.3, CEA and ESR in a small series of patient. That finding is yet to be confirmed in a larger group of patient with HER-2 expressing tumors.


Other molecular markers, mainly used for the diagnosis for cancers other than breast cancer were shown to have a diagnostic potential in breast cancer. For example, CA125 which is a major marker for ovarian cancer is also associated with breast cancer. High levels of CA 19-9, a major marker for colorectal and pancreatic cancers, can be found in breast cancer. Overall, these markers are not frequently used for the detection of breast cancer to due their inferiority compared with other markers already described.


Panels of markers for the diagnosis and typing of breast cancer are being used by pathologists, including both markers described above and additional markers, such as immunohistochemistry markers that have been shown to have a beneficial value for the diagnosis of breast cancer, including PCNA and Ki-67 are maybe the most important and highly used immunohistochemistry markers for breast cancer. Other markers as E-Cadherin, Cathepsin D and TFF1 are also used for that purpose.


Despite relevant research efforts and the identification of many putative good prognosticators, few of them are proving clinically useful for identifying patients at minimal risk of relapse, patients with a worse prognosis, or patients likely to benefit from specific treatments. Most of them, such as epidermal growth factor receptor, cyclin E, p53 (this mutation is present in approximately 40% of human breast cancers as an acquired defect), bcl-2, vascular endothelial growth factor, urokinase-type plasminogen activator-1 and the anti-apoptosis protein survivin, are suggested for possible inclusion in the category of biomarkers with a high level of clinico-laboratory effectiveness. However, no single biomarker was able to identify those patients with the best (or worst) prognosis or those patients who would be responsive to a given therapy. High level cyclin E expression has been associated with the initiation or progression of different human cancers, in particular breast cancer but also leukemia, lymphoma and others. Cyclin-E expression level in the breast cancer was found to be a very strong indicator for prognosis, stronger than any other biological marker.


There are some non-cancerous pathological conditions which represent an increased risk factor for development breast cancer. Non-limiting examples of these conditions include:

    • Ductal hyperplasia without atypia. It is the most frequently encountered breast biopsy result that is associated with increased risk of future development of breast cancer (2 fold increased risk). In particular, the loss of expression of transforming growth factor beta receptor II in the affected epithelial cells is associated with an increased risk of invasive breast cancer.
    • Atypical hyperplasia. Women having atypical hyperplasia with over-expression of HER-2 have a greater than 7-fold increased risk of developing invasive breast carcinoma, as compared with women with non-proliferative benign breast lesions and no evidence of HER-2 amplification.


These pathological conditions should be effectively diagnosed and monitored in order to facilitate early detection of breast cancer.


SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The background art does not teach or suggest markers for breast cancer that are sufficiently sensitive and/or accurate, alone or in combination.


The present invention overcomes these deficiencies of the background art by providing novel markers for breast cancer that are both sensitive and accurate. These markers are overexpressed in breast cancer specifically, as opposed to normal breast tissue. The measurement of these markers, alone or in combination, in patient (biological) samples provides information that the diagnostician can correlate with a probable diagnosis of breast cancer. The markers of the present invention, alone or in combination, show a high degree of differential detection between breast cancer and non-cancerous states.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of suitable biological samples which may optionally be used with preferred embodiments of the present invention include but are not limited to blood, serum, plasma, blood cells, urine, sputum, saliva, stool, spinal fluid or CSF, lymph fluid, the external secretions of the skin, respiratory, intestinal, and genitourinary tracts, tears, milk, neuronal tissue, breast tissue, any human organ or tissue, including any tumor or normal tissue, any sample obtained by lavage (for example of the bronchial system or of the breast ductal system), and also samples of in vivo cell culture constituents. In a preferred embodiment, the biological sample comprises breast tissue and/or a serum sample and/or a urine sample and/or a milk sample and/or any other tissue or liquid sample. The sample can optionally be diluted with a suitable eluant before contacting the sample to an antibody and/or performing any other diagnostic assay.


Information given in the text with regard to cellular localization was determined according to four different software programs: (i) tmhmm (from Center for Biological Sequence Analysis, Technical University of Denmark DTU, http://www.cbs.dtu.dk/services/TMHMM/TMHMM2.0b.guide.php) or (ii) tmpred (from EMBnet, maintained by the ISREC Bionformatics group and the LICR Information Technology Office, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, http://www.ch.embnet.org/software/TMPRED_form.html) for transmembrane region prediction; (iii) signalp_hmm or (iv) signalp_nn (both from Center for Biological Sequence Analysis, Technical University of Denmark DTU, http://www.cbs.dtu.dk/services/SignalP/background/prediction.php) for signal peptide prediction. The terms “signalp_hmm” and “signalp_nn” refer to two modes of operation for the program SignalP: hmm refers to Hidden Markov Model, while nn refers to neural networks. Localization was also determined through manual inspection of known protein localization and/or gene structure, and the use of heuristics by the individual inventor. In some cases for the manual inspection of cellular localization prediction inventors used the ProLoc computational platform [Einat Hazkani-Covo, Erez Levanon, Galit Rotman, Dan Graur and Amit Novik; (2004) “Evolution of multicellularity in metazoa: comparative analysis of the subcellular localization of proteins in Saccharomyces, Drosophila and Caenorhabditis.” Cell Biology International 2004;28(3):171-8.], which predicts protein localization based on various parameters including, protein domains (e.g., prediction of trans-membranous regions and localization thereof within the protein), pI, protein length, amino acid composition, homology to pre-annotated proteins, recognition of sequence patterns which direct the protein to a certain organelle (such as, nuclear localization signal, NLS, mitochondria localization signal), signal peptide and anchor modeling and using unique domains from Pfam that are specific to a single compartment.


Information is given in the text with regard to SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms). A description of the abbreviations is as follows. “T→C”, for example, means that the SNP results in a change at the position given in the table from T to C. Similarly, “M→Q”, for example, means that the SNP has caused a change in the corresponding amino acid sequence, from methionine (M) to glutamine (Q). If, in place of a letter at the right hand side for the nucleotide sequence SNP, there is a space, it indicates that a frameshift has occurred. A frameshift may also be indicated with a hyphen (-). A stop codon is indicated with an asterisk at the right hand side (*). As part of the description of an SNP, a comment may be found in parentheses after the above description of the SNP itself. This comment may include an FTId, which is an identifier to a SwissProt entry that was created with the indicated SNP. An FTId is a unique and stable feature identifier, which allows construction of links directly from position-specific annotation in the feature table to specialized protein-related databases. The FTId is always the last component of a feature in the description field, as follows: FTId=XXX_number, in which XXX is the 3-letter code for the specific feature key, separated by an underscore from a 6-digit number. In the table of the amino acid mutations of the wild type proteins of the selected splice variants of the invention, the header of the first column is “SNP position(s) on amino acid sequence”, representing a position of a known mutation on amino acid sequence. SNPs may optionally be used as diagnostic markers according to the present invention, alone or in combination with one or more other SNPs and/or any other diagnostic marker. Preferred embodiments of the present invention comprise such SNPs, including but not limited to novel SNPs on the known (WT or wild type) protein sequences given below, as well as novel nucleic acid and/or amino acid sequences formed through such SNPs, and/or any SNP on a variant amino acid and/or nucleic acid sequence described herein.


Information given in the text with regard to the Homology to the known proteins was determined by Smith-Waterman version 5.1.2 using special (non default) parameters as follows:

model=sw.modelGAPEXT=0GAPOP=100.0 MATRIX=blosum100


Information is given with regard to overexpression of a cluster in cancer based on ESTs. A key to the p values with regard to the analysis of such overexpression is as follows:

    • library-based statistics: P-value without including the level of expression in cell-lines (P1)
    • library based statistics: P-value including the level of expression in cell-lines (P2)
    • EST clone statistics: P-value without including the level of expression in cell-lines (SP1)
    • EST clone statistics: predicted overexpression ratio without including the level of expression in cell-lines (R3)
    • EST clone statistics: P-value including the level of expression in cell-lines (SP2)
    • EST clone statistics: predicted overexpression ratio including the level of expression in cell-lines (R4)


Library-based statistics refer to statistics over an entire library, while EST clone statistics refer to expression only for ESTs from a particular tissue or cancer.


Information is given with regard to overexpression of a cluster in cancer based on microarrays. As a microarray reference, in the specific segment paragraphs, the unabbreviated tissue name was used as the reference to the type of chip for which expression was measured. There are two types of microarray results: those from microarrays prepared according to a design by the present inventors, for which the microarray fabrication procedure is described in detail in Materials and Experimental Procedures section herein; and those results from microarrays using Affymetrix technology. As a microarray reference, in the specific segment paragraphs, the unabbreviated tissue name was used as the reference to the type of chip for which expression was measured. For microarrays prepared according to a design by the present inventors, the probe name begins with the name of the cluster (gene), followed by an identifying number. Oligonucleotide microarray results taken from Affymetrix data were from chips available from Affymetrix Inc, Santa Clara, Calif., USA (see for example data regarding the Human Genome U133 (HG-U133) Set at www.affymetrix.com/products/arrays/specific/hgu133..affx; GeneChip Human Genome U133A 2.0 Array at www.affymetrix.com/products/arrays/specific/hgu133av2.affx; and Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array at www.affymetrix.com/products/arrays/specific/hgu133plus.affx). The probe names follow the Affymetrix naming convention. The data is available from NCBI Gene Expression Omnibus (see www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/geo/ and Edgar et al, Nucleic Acids Research, 2002, Vol. 30, No. 1207-210). The dataset (including results) is available from www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE1133 for the Series GSE1133 database (published on March 2004); a reference to these results is as follows: Su et al (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. Apr. 20, 2004;101(16):6062-7. Epub Apr. 09, 2004). The probes designed according to the present inventors are listed below.

>Z21368_0_0_61857AGTTCATCCTTCTTCAGTGTGACCAGTAAATTCTTCCCATACTCTTGAAG(SEQ ID NO:895)>HUMGRP5E_0_0_16630GCTGATATGGAAGTTGGGGAATCTGAATTGCCAGAGAATCTTGGGAAGAG(SEQ ID NO:896)>HUMGRP5E_0_2_0TCTCATAGAAGCAAAGGAGAACAGAAACCACCAGCCACCTCAACCCAAGG(SEQ ID NO:897)>HSENA78_0_1_0TGAAGAGTGTGAGGAAAACCTATGTTTGCCGCTTAAGCTTTCAGCTCAGC(SEQ ID NO:898)>M85491_0_0_25999GACATCTTTGCATATCATGTCAGAGCTATAACATCATTGTGGAGAAGCTC(SEQ ID NO:899)>M85491_0_14_0GTCATGAAAATCAACACCGAGGTGCGGAGCTTCGGACCTGTGTCCCGCAG(SEQ ID NO:900)>HSSTROL3_0_0_12518ATGAGAGTAACCTCACCCGTGCACTAGTTTACAGAGCATTCACTGCCCCA(SEQ ID NO:901)>HSSTROL3_0_0_12517CAGAGATGAGAGCCTGGAGCATTGCAGATGCCAGGGACTTCACAAATGAA(SEQ ID NO:902)>HUMCA1XIA_0_0_14909GCTGCAATCTAAGTTTCGGAATACTTATACCACTCCAGAAATAATCCTCG(SEQ ID NO:903)>HUMCA1XIA_0_18_0TTCAGAACTGTTAACATCGCTGACGGGAAGTGGCATCGGGTAGCAATCAG(SEQ ID NO:904)>R20779_0_0_30670CCGCGTTGCTTCTAGAGGCTGAATGCCTTTCAAATGGAGAAGGCTTCCAT(SEQ ID NO:905)>HSS100PCB_0_0_12280CTCAAAATGAAACTCCCTCTCGCAGAGCACAATTCCAATTCGCTCTAAAA(SEQ ID NO:906)>HSCOC4_0_0_9892AAGGACCAGAGTCCATGCCAAGACCACCCTTCAGCTTCCAAGGCCCTCCA(SEQ ID NO:907)>HSCOC4_0_39_0ATCCTCCAGCCATGAGGCTGCTCTGGGGGCTGATCTGGGCATCCAGCTTC(SEQ ID NO:908)>HSCOC4_0_0_9883CCTGTTTGCTCTGACACCAACTTCCTACCCTCTCAGCCTCAAAGTAACTC(SEQ ID NO:909)>HSCOC4_0_0_9885GCTGAGGTGTGGCCGAGGACCTGACCATCTGGAAGTGTGAAAATCCCCTT(SEQ ID NO:910)>T11628_0_9_0ACAAGATCCCCGTGAAGTACCTGGAGTTCATCTCGGAATGCATCATCCAG(SEQ ID NO:911)>T11628_0_0_45174TAAACAATCAAAGAGCATGTTGGCCTGGTCCTTTGCTAGGTACTGTAGAG(SEQ ID NO:912)>T11628_0_0_45161TGCCTCGCCACAATGGCACCTGCCCTAAAATAGCTTCCCATGTGAGGGCT(SEQ ID NO:913)>M78076_0_7_0GAGAAGATGAACCCGCTGGAACAGTATGAGCGAAAGGTGAATGCGTCTGT(SEQ ID NO:914)>HSMUC1A_0_37_0AAAAGGAGACTTCGGCTACCCAGAGAAGTTCAGTGCCCAGCTCTACTGAG(SEQ ID NO:915)>HSMUC1A_0_0_11364AAAGGCTGGCATAGGGGGAGGTTTCCCAGGTAGAAGAAGAAGTGTCAGCA(SEQ ID NO:916)>HSMUC1A_0_0_11365AATTAACCCTTTGAGAGCTGGCCAGGACTCTGGACTGATTACCCCAGCCT(SEQ ID NO:917)


The following list of abbreviations for tissues was used in the TAA histograms. The term “TAA” stands for “Tumor Associated Antigen”, and the TAA histograms, given in the text, represent the cancerous tissue expression pattern as predicted by the biomarkers selection engine, as described in detail in examples 1-5 below.

“BONE” for “bone”; “COL” for “colon”; “EPI” for “epithelial”; “GEN” for “general”; “LIVER” for “liver”; “LUN” for “lung”; “LYMPH” for “lymph nodes”; “MARROW” for “bone marrow”; “OVA” for “ovary”; “PANCREAS” for “pancreas”; “PRO” for “prostate”; “STOMACH” for  “stomach”; “TCELL” for “T cells”; “THYROID” for “Thyroid”; “MAM” for “breast”; “BRAIN” for “brain”; “UTERUS” for “uterus”; “SKIN” for “skin”; “KIDNEY” for “kidney”; “MUSCLE” for  “muscle”; “ADREN” for “adrenal”; “HEAD” for “head and neck”; “BLADDER” for  “bladder”;


It should be noted that the terms “segment”, “seg” and “node” are used interchangeably in reference to nucleic acid sequences of the present invention, they refer to portions of nucleic acid sequences that were shown to have one or more properties as described below. They are also the building blocks that were used to construct complete nucleic acid sequences as described in greater detail below. Optionally and preferably, they are examples of oligonucleotides which are embodiments of the present invention, for example as amplicons, hybridization units and/or from which primers and/or complementary oligonucleotides may optionally be derived, and/or for any other use.


As used herein the phrase “breast cancer” refers to cancers of the breast or surrounding tissue, including but not limited to ductal carcinoma (in-situ or invasive), lobular carcinoma (in-situ or invasive), inflammatory breast cancer, mucinous carcinoma, tubular carcinoma, or Paget's disease of the nipple, as well as conditions that are indicative of a higher risk factor for later development of breast cancer, including but not limited to ductal hyperplasia without atypia and atypical hyperplasia, referred to herein collectively as “indicative conditions”.


The term “marker” in the context of the present invention refers to a nucleic acid fragment, a peptide, or a polypeptide, which is differentially present in a sample taken from subjects (patients) having breast cancer (or one of the above indicative conditions) as compared to a comparable sample taken from subjects who do not have breast cancer (or one of the above indicative conditions).


The phrase “differentially present” refers to differences in the quantity of a marker present in a sample taken from patients having breast cancer (or one of the above indicative conditions) as compared to a comparable sample taken from patients who do not have breast cancer (or one of the above indicative conditions). For example, a nucleic acid fragment may optionally be differentially present between the two samples if the amount of the nucleic acid fragment in one sample is significantly different from the amount of the nucleic acid fragment in the other sample, for example as measured by hybridization and/or NAT-based assays. A polypeptide is differentially present between the two samples if the amount of the polypeptide in one sample is significantly different from the amount of the polypeptide in the other sample. It should be noted that if the marker is detectable in one sample and not detectable in the other, then such a marker can be considered to be differentially present.


As used herein the phrase “diagnostic” means identifying the presence or nature of a pathologic condition. Diagnostic methods differ in their sensitivity and specificity. The “sensitivity” of a diagnostic assay is the percentage of diseased individuals who test positive (percent of “true positives”). Diseased individuals not detected by the assay are “false negatives.” Subjects who are not diseased and who test negative in the assay are termed “true negatives.” The “specificity” of a diagnostic assay is 1 minus the false positive rate, where the “false positive” rate is defined as the proportion of those without the disease who test positive. While a particular diagnostic method may not provide a definitive diagnosis of a condition, it suffices if the method provides a positive indication that aids in diagnosis.


As used herein the phrase “diagnosing” refers to classifying a disease or a symptom, determining a severity of the disease, monitoring disease progression, forecasting an outcome of a disease and/or prospects of recovery. The term “detecting” may also optionally encompass any of the above.


Diagnosis of a disease according to the present invention can be effected by determining a level of a polynucleotide or a polypeptide of the present invention in a biological sample obtained from the subject, wherein the level determined can be correlated with predisposition to, or presence or absence of the disease. It should be noted that a “biological sample obtained from the subject” may also optionally comprise a sample that has not been physically removed from the subject, as described in greater detail below.


As used herein, the term “level” refers to expression levels of RNA and/or protein or to DNA copy number of a marker of the present invention.


Typically the level of the marker in a biological sample obtained from the subject is different (i.e., increased or decreased) from the level of the same variant in a similar sample obtained from a healthy individual (examples of biological samples are described herein).


Numerous well known tissue or fluid collection methods can be utilized to collect the biological sample from the subject in order to determine the level of DNA, RNA and/or polypeptide of the variant of interest in the subject.


Examples include, but are not limited to, fine needle biopsy, needle biopsy, core needle biopsy and surgical biopsy (e.g., brain biopsy), and lavage. Regardless of the procedure employed, once a biopsy/sample is obtained the level of the variant can be determined and a diagnosis can thus be made.


Determining the level of the same variant in normal tissues of the same origin is preferably effected along-side to detect an elevated expression and/or amplification and/or a decreased expression, of the variant as opposed to the normal tissues.


A “test amount” of a marker refers to an amount of a marker in a subject's sample that is consistent with a diagnosis of breast cancer (or one of the above indicative conditions). A test amount can be either in absolute amount (e.g., microgram/ml) or a relative amount (e.g., relative intensity of signals).


A “control amount” of a marker can be any amount or a range of amounts to be compared against a test amount of a marker. For example, a control amount of a marker can be the amount of a marker in a patient with breast cancer (or one of the above indicative conditions) or a person without breast cancer (or one of the above indicative conditions). A control amount can be either in absolute amount (e.g., microgram/ml) or a relative amount (e.g., relative intensity of signals). “Detect” refers to identifying the presence, absence or amount of the object to be detected.


A “label” includes any moiety or item detectable by spectroscopic, photo chemical, biochemical, immunochemical, or chemical means. For example, useful labels include 32P, 35S, fluorescent dyes, electron-dense reagents, enzymes (e.g., as commonly used in an ELISA), biotin-streptavadin, dioxigenin, haptens and proteins for which antisera or monoclonal antibodies are available, or nucleic acid molecules with a sequence complementary to a target. The label often generates a measurable signal, such as a radioactive, chromogenic, or fluorescent signal, that can be used to quantify the amount of bound label in a sample. The label can be incorporated in or attached to a primer or probe either covalently, or through ionic, van der Waals or hydrogen bonds, e.g., incorporation of radioactive nucleotides, or biotinylated nucleotides that are recognized by streptavadin. The label may be directly or indirectly detectable. Indirect detection can involve the binding of a second label to the first label, directly or indirectly. For example, the label can be the ligand of a binding partner, such as biotin, which is a binding partner for streptavadin, or a nucleotide sequence, which is the binding partner for a complementary sequence, to which it can specifically hybridize. The binding partner may itself be directly detectable, for example, an antibody may be itself labeled with a fluorescent molecule. The binding partner also may be indirectly detectable, for example, a nucleic acid having a complementary nucleotide sequence can be a part of a branched DNA molecule that is in turn detectable through hybridization with other labeled nucleic acid molecules (see, e.g., P. D. Fahrlander and A. Klausner, Bio/Technology 6:1165 (1988)). Quantitation of the signal is achieved by, e.g., scintillation counting, densitometry, or flow cytometry.


Exemplary detectable labels, optionally and preferably for use with immunoassays, include but are not limited to magnetic beads, fluorescent dyes, radiolabels, enzymes (e.g., horse radish peroxide, alkaline phosphatase and others commonly used in an ELISA), and calorimetric labels such as colloidal gold or colored glass or plastic beads. Alternatively, the marker in the sample can be detected using an indirect assay, wherein, for example, a second, labeled antibody is used to detect bound marker-specific antibody, and/or in a competition or inhibition assay wherein, for example, a monoclonal antibody which binds to a distinct epitope of the marker are incubated simultaneously with the mixture.


“Immunoassay” is an assay that uses an antibody to specifically bind an antigen. The immunoassay is characterized by the use of specific binding properties of a particular antibody to isolate, target, and/or quantify the antigen.


The phrase “specifically (or selectively) binds” to an antibody or “specifically (or selectively) immunoreactive with,” when referring to a protein or peptide (or other epitope), refers to a binding reaction that is determinative of the presence of the protein in a heterogeneous population of proteins and other biologics. Thus, under designated immunoassay conditions, the specified antibodies bind to a particular protein at least two times greater than the background (non-specific signal) and do not substantially bind in a significant amount to other proteins present in the sample. Specific binding to an antibody under such conditions may require an antibody that is selected for its specificity for a particular protein. For example, polyclonal antibodies raised to seminal basic protein from specific species such as rat, mouse, or human can be selected to obtain only those polyclonal antibodies that are specifically immunoreactive with seminal basic protein and not with other proteins, except for polymorphic variants and alleles of seminal basic protein. This selection may be achieved by subtracting out antibodies that cross-react with seminal basic protein molecules from other species. A variety of immunoassay formats may be used to select antibodies specifically immunoreactive with a particular protein. For example, solid-phase ELISA immunoassays are routinely used to select antibodies specifically immunoreactive with a protein (see, e.g., Harlow & Lane, Antibodies, A Laboratory Manual (1988), for a description of immunoassay formats and conditions that can be used to determine specific immunoreactivity). Typically a specific or selective reaction will be at least twice background signal or noise and more typically more than 10 to 100 times background.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameT10888_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID NO: 1)T10888_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 2)T10888_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 3)T10888_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 4)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameT10888_PEA_1_node_11 (SEQ ID NO: 5)T10888_PEA_1_node_12 (SEQ ID NO: 6)T10888_PEA_1_node_17 (SEQ ID NO: 7)T10888_PEA_1_node_4 (SEQ ID NO: 8)T10888_PEA_1_node_6 (SEQ ID NO: 9)T10888_PEA_1_node_7 (SEQ ID NO: 10)T10888_PEA_1_node_9 (SEQ ID NO: 11)T10888_PEA_1_node_15 (SEQ ID NO: 12)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below amino acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Protein NameT10888_PEA_1_P2 (SEQ ID NO: 14)T10888_PEA_1_P4 (SEQ ID NO: 15)T10888_PEA_1_P5 (SEQ ID NO: 16)T10888_PEA_1_P6 (SEQ ID NO: 17)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameT39971_node_0 (SEQ ID NO: 22)T39971_node_18 (SEQ ID NO: 23)T39971_node_21 (SEQ ID NO: 24)T39971_node_22 (SEQ ID NO: 25)T39971_node_23 (SEQ ID NO: 26)T39971_node_31 (SEQ ID NO: 27)T39971_node_33 (SEQ ID NO: 28)T39971_node_7 (SEQ ID NO: 29)T39971_node_1 (SEQ ID NO: 30)T39971_node_10 (SEQ ID NO: 31)T39971_node_11 (SEQ ID NO: 32)T39971_node_12 (SEQ ID NO: 33)T39971_node_15 (SEQ ID NO: 34)T39971_node_16 (SEQ ID NO: 35)T39971_node_17 (SEQ ID NO: 36)T39971_node_26 (SEQ ID NO: 37)T39971_node_27 (SEQ ID NO: 38)T39971_node_28 (SEQ ID NO: 39)T39971_node_29 (SEQ ID NO: 40)T39971_node_3 (SEQ ID NO: 41)T39971_node_30 (SEQ ID NO: 42)T39971_node_34 (SEQ ID NO: 43)T39971_node_35 (SEQ ID NO: 44)T39971_node_36 (SEQ ID NO: 45)T39971_node_4 (SEQ ID NO: 46)T39971_node_5 (SEQ ID NO: 47)T39971_node_8 (SEQ ID NO: 48)T39971_node_9 (SEQ ID NO: 49)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below:

Protein NameT39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO: 51)T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO: 52)T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO: 53)T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO: 54)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO: 61)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameZ21368_PEA_1_node_0 (SEQ ID NO: 62)Z21368_PEA_1_node_15 (SEQ ID NO: 63)Z21368_PEA_1_node_19 (SEQ ID NO: 64)Z21368_PEA_1_node_2 (SEQ ID NO: 65)Z21368_PEA_1_node_21 (SEQ ID NO: 66)Z21368_PEA_1_node_33 (SEQ ID NO: 67)Z21368_PEA_1_node_36 (SEQ ID NO: 68)Z21368_PEA_1_node_37 (SEQ ID NO: 69)Z21368_PEA_1_node_39 (SEQ ID NO: 70)Z21368_PEA_1_node_4 (SEQ ID NO: 71)Z21368_PEA_1_node_41 (SEQ ID NO: 72)Z21368_PEA_1_node_43 (SEQ ID NO: 73)Z21368_PEA_1_node_45 (SEQ ID NO: 74)Z21368_PEA_1_node_53 (SEQ ID NO: 75)Z21368_PEA_1_node_56 (SEQ ID NO: 76)Z21368_PEA_1_node_58 (SEQ ID NO: 77)Z21368_PEA_1_node_66 (SEQ ID NO: 78)Z21368_PEA_1_node_67 (SEQ ID NO: 79)Z21368_PEA_1_node_69 (SEQ ID NO: 80)Z21368_PEA_1_node_11 (SEQ ID NO: 81)Z21368_PEA_1_node_12 (SEQ ID NO: 82)Z21368_PEA_1_node_16 (SEQ ID NO: 83)Z21368_PEA_1_node_17 (SEQ ID NO: 84)Z21368_PEA_1_node_23 (SEQ ID NO: 85)Z21368_PEA_1_node_24 (SEQ ID NO: 86)Z21368_PEA_1_node_30 (SEQ ID NO: 87)Z21368_PEA_1_node_31 (SEQ ID NO: 88)Z21368_PEA_1_node_38 (SEQ ID NO: 89)Z21368_PEA_1_node_47 (SEQ ID NO: 90)Z21368_PEA_1_node_49 (SEQ ID NO: 91)Z21368_PEA_1_node_51 (SEQ ID NO: 92)Z21368_PEA_1_node_61 (SEQ ID NO: 93)Z21368_PEA_1_node_68 (SEQ ID NO: 94)Z21368_PEA_1_node_7 (SEQ ID NO: 95)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameZ21368_PEA_1_P2 (SEQ ID NO: 97)Z21368_PEA_1_P5 (SEQ ID NO: 98)Z21368_PEA_1_P15 (SEQ ID NO: 99)Z21368_PEA_1_P16 (SEQ ID NO: 100)Z21368_PEA_1_P22 (SEQ ID NO: 101)Z21368_PEA_1_P23 (SEQ ID NO: 102)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameT59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO: 105)T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO: 106)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameT59832_node_1 (SEQ ID NO: 109)T59832_node_22 (SEQ ID NO: 110)T59832_node_23 (SEQ ID NO: 111)T59832_node_24 (SEQ ID NO: 112)T59832_node_29 (SEQ ID NO: 113)T59832_node_39 (SEQ ID NO: 114)T59832_node_7 (SEQ ID NO: 115)T59832_node_10 (SEQ ID NO: 116)T59832_node_11 (SEQ ID NO: 117)T59832_node_12 (SEQ ID NO: 118)T59832_node_14 (SEQ ID NO: 119)T59832_node_16 (SEQ ID NO: 120)T59832_node_19 (SEQ ID NO: 121)T59832_node_2 (SEQ ID NO: 122)T59832_node_20 (SEQ ID NO: 123)T59832_node_25 (SEQ ID NO: 124)T59832_node_26 (SEQ ID NO: 125)T59832_node_27 (SEQ ID NO: 126)T59832_node_28 (SEQ ID NO: 127)T59832_node_3 (SEQ ID NO: 128)T59832_node_30 (SEQ ID NO: 129)T59832_node_31 (SEQ ID NO: 130)T59832_node_32 (SEQ ID NO: 131)T59832_node_34 (SEQ ID NO: 132)T59832_node_35 (SEQ ID NO: 133)T59832_node_36 (SEQ ID NO: 134)T59832_node_37 (SEQ ID NO: 135)T59832_node_38 (SEQ ID NO: 136)T59832_node_4 (SEQ ID NO: 137)T59832_node_5 (SEQ ID NO: 138)T59832_node_6 (SEQ ID NO: 139)T59832_node_8 (SEQ ID NO: 140)T59832_node_9 (SEQ ID NO: 141)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameT59832_P5 (SEQ ID NO: 143)T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO: 144)T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO: 145)T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO: 146)T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO: 147)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 208)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameZ41644_PEA_1_node_0 (SEQ ID NO: 209)Z41644_PEA_1_node_11 (SEQ ID NO: 210)Z41644_PEA_1_node_12 (SEQ ID NO: 211)Z41644_PEA_1_node_15 (SEQ ID NO: 212)Z41644_PEA_1_node_20 (SEQ ID NO: 213)Z41644_PEA_1_node_24 (SEQ ID NO: 214)Z41644_PEA_1_node_1 (SEQ ID NO: 215)Z41644_PEA_1_node_10 (SEQ ID NO: 216)Z41644_PEA_1_node_13 (SEQ ID NO: 217)Z41644_PEA_1_node_16 (SEQ ID NO: 218)Z41644_PEA_1_node_17 (SEQ ID NO: 219)Z41644_PEA_1_node_19 (SEQ ID NO: 220)Z41644_PEA_1_node_2 (SEQ ID NO: 221)Z41644_PEA_1_node_21 (SEQ ID NO: 222)Z41644_PEA_1_node_22 (SEQ ID NO: 223)Z41644_PEA_1_node_23 (SEQ ID NO: 224)Z41644_PEA_1_node_25 (SEQ ID NO: 225)Z41644_PEA_1_node_3 (SEQ ID NO: 226)Z41644_PEA_1_node_4 (SEQ ID NO: 227)Z41644_PEA_1_node_6 (SEQ ID NO: 228)Z41644_PEA_1_node_9 (SEQ ID NO: 229)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameZ41644_PEA_1_P10 (SEQ ID NO: 231)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameHUMGRP5E_T4(SEQ ID NO:148)HUMGRP5E_T5(SEQ ID NO:149)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameHUMGRP5E_node_0(SEQ ID NO:150)HUMGRP5E_node_2(SEQ ID NO:151)HUMGRP5E_node_8(SEQ ID NO:152)HUMGRP5E_node_3(SEQ ID NO:153)HUMGRP5E_node_7(SEQ ID NO:154)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameHUMGRP5E_P4(SEQ ID NO:156)HUMGRP5E_P5(SEQ ID NO:157)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameAA155578_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 158)AA155578_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 159)AA155578_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID NO: 160)AA155578_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 161)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameAA155578_PEA_1_node_11 (SEQ IDNO: 162)AA155578_PEA_1_node_12 (SEQ IDNO: 163)AA155578_PEA_1_node_14 (SEQ IDNO: 164)AA155578_PEA_1_node_19 (SEQ IDNO: 165)AA155578_PEA_1_node_21 (SEQ IDNO: 166)AA155578_PEA_1_node_23 (SEQ IDNO: 167)AA155578_PEA_1_node_24 (SEQ IDNO: 168)AA155578_PEA_1_node_25 (SEQ IDNO: 169)AA155578_PEA_1_node_4 (SEQ ID NO: 170)AA155578_PEA_1_node_7 (SEQ ID NO: 171)AA155578_PEA_1_node_15 (SEQ IDNO: 172)AA155578_PEA_1_node_18 (SEQ IDNO: 173)AA155578_PEA_1_node_22 (SEQ IDNO: 174)AA155578_PEA_1_node_6 (SEQ ID NO: 175)AA155578_PEA_1_node_8 (SEQ ID NO: 176)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameAA155578_PEA_1_P4 (SEQ ID NO: 178)AA155578_PEA_1_P6 (SEQ ID NO: 179)AA155578_PEA_1_P8 (SEQ ID NO: 180)AA155578_PEA_1_P9 (SEQ ID NO: 181)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameHSENA78_T5(SEQ ID NO:182)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameHSENA78_node_0(SEQ ID NO:183)HSENA78_node_2(SEQ ID NO:184)HSENA78_node_6(SEQ ID NO:185)HSENA78_node_9(SEQ ID NO:186)HSENA78_node_3(SEQ ID NO:187)HSENA78_node_4(SEQ ID NO:188)HSENA78_node_8(SEQ ID NO:189)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below:

Protein NameHSENA78_P2(SEQ ID NO:191)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameT94936_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID NO: 192)T94936_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 193)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameT94936_PEA_1_node_14 (SEQ ID NO: 194)T94936_PEA_1_node_16 (SEQ ID NO: 195)T94936_PEA_1_node_2 (SEQ ID NO: 196)T94936_PEA_1_node_20 (SEQ ID NO: 197)T94936_PEA_1_node_23 (SEQ ID NO: 198)T94936_PEA_1_node_0 (SEQ ID NO: 199)T94936_PEA_1_node_11 (SEQ ID NO: 200)T94936_PEA_1_node_13 (SEQ ID NO: 201)T94936_PEA_1_node_17 (SEQ ID NO: 202)T94936_PEA_1_node_6 (SEQ ID NO: 203)T94936_PEA_1_node_8 (SEQ ID NO: 204)T94936_PEA_1_node_9 (SEQ ID NO: 205)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameT94936_PEA_1_P2 (SEQ ID NO: 206)T94936_PEA_1_P3 (SEQ ID NO: 207)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameM85491_PEA_1_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 232)M85491_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID NO: 233)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameM85491_PEA_1_node_0 (SEQ ID NO: 234)M85491_PEA_1_node_13 (SEQ ID NO: 235)M85491_PEA_1_node_21 (SEQ ID NO: 236)M85491_PEA_1_node_23 (SEQ ID NO: 237)M85491_PEA_1_node_24 (SEQ ID NO: 238)M85491_PEA_1_node_8 (SEQ ID NO: 239)M85491_PEA_1_node_9 (SEQ ID NO: 240)M85491_PEA_1_node_10 (SEQ ID NO: 241)M85491_PEA_1_node_18 (SEQ ID NO: 242)M85491_PEA_1_node_19 (SEQ ID NO: 243)M85491_PEA_1_node_6 (SEQ ID NO: 244)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameM85491_PEA_1_P13 (SEQ ID NO: 246)M85491_PEA_1_P14 (SEQ ID NO: 247)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameHSSTROL3_T5(SEQ ID NO:248)HSSTROL3_T8(SEQ ID NO:249)HSSTROL3_T9(SEQ ID NO:250)HSSTROL3_T10(SEQ ID NO:251)HSSTROL3_T11(SEQ ID NO:252)HSSTROL3_T12(SEQ ID NO:253)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameHSSTROL3_node_6(SEQ ID NO:254)HSSTROL3_node_10(SEQ ID NO:255)HSSTROL3_node_13(SEQ ID NO:256)HSSTROL3_node_15(SEQ ID NO:257)HSSTROL3_node_19(SEQ ID NO:258)HSSTROL3_node_21(SEQ ID NO:259)HSSTROL3_node_24(SEQ ID NO:260)HSSTROL3_node_25(SEQ ID NO:261)HSSTROL3_node_26(SEQ ID NO:262)HSSTROL3_node_28(SEQ ID NO:263)HSSTROL3_node_29(SEQ ID NO:264)HSSTROL3_node_11(SEQ ID NO:265)HSSTROL3_node_17(SEQ ID NO:266)HSSTROL3_node_18(SEQ ID NO:267)HSSTROL3_node_20(SEQ ID NO:268)HSSTROL3_node_27(SEQ ID NO:269)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameHSSTROL3_P4(SEQ ID NO:271)HSSTROL3_P5(SEQ ID NO:272)HSSTROL3_P7(SEQ ID NO:273)HSSTROL3_P8(SEQ ID NO:274)HSSTROL3_P9(SEQ ID NO:275)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameAY180924_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID NO: 276)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameAY180924_PEA_1_node_3 (SEQ ID NO: 277)AY180924_PEA_1_node_0 (SEQ ID NO: 278)AY180924_PEA_1_node_2 (SEQ ID NO: 279)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameAY180924_PEA_1_P3 (SEQ ID NO: 281)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameR75793_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID NO: 282)R75793_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 283)R75793_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 284)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

R75793_PEA_1_node_0 (SEQ ID NO: 285)R75793_PEA_1_node_9 (SEQ ID NO: 286)R75793_PEA_1_node_11 (SEQ ID NO: 287)R75793_PEA_1_node_14 (SEQ ID NO: 288)R75793_PEA_1_node_4 (SEQ ID NO: 289)R75793_PEA_1_node_5 (SEQ ID NO: 290)R75793_PEA_1_node_6 (SEQ ID NO: 291)R75793_PEA_1_node_8 (SEQ ID NO: 292)R75793_PEA_1_node_13 (SEQ ID NO: 293)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameR75793_PEA_1_P2 (SEQ ID NO: 295)R75793_PEA_1_P5 (SEQ ID NO: 296)R75793_PEA_1_P6 (SEQ ID NO: 297)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameHUMCA1XIA_T16(SEQ ID NO:298)HUMCA1XIA_T17(SEQ ID NO:299)HUMCA1XIA_T19(SEQ ID NO:300)HUMCA1XIA_T20(SEQ ID NO:301)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameHUMCA1XIA_node_0(SEQ ID NO:302)HUMCA1XIA_node_2(SEQ ID NO:303)HUMCA1XIA_node_4(SEQ ID NO:304)HUMCA1XIA_node_6(SEQ ID NO:305)HUMCA1XIA_node_8(SEQ ID NO:306)HUMCA1XIA_node_9(SEQ ID NO:307)HUMCA1XIA_node_18(SEQ ID NO:308)HUMCA1XIA_node_54(SEQ ID NO:309)HUMCA1XIA_node_55(SEQ ID NO:310)HUMCA1XIA_node_92(SEQ ID NO:311)HUMCA1XIA_node_11(SEQ ID NO:312)HUMCA1XIA_node_15(SEQ ID NO:313)HUMCA1XIA_node_19(SEQ ID NO:314)HUMCA1XIA_node_21(SEQ ID NO:315)HUMCA1XIA_node_23(SEQ ID NO:316)HUMCA1XIA_node_25(SEQ ID NO:317)HUMCA1XIA_node_27(SEQ ID NO:318)HUMCA1XIA_node_29(SEQ ID NO:319)HUMCA1XIA_node_31(SEQ ID NO:320)HUMCA1XIA_node_33(SEQ ID NO:321)HUMCA1XIA_node_35(SEQ ID NO:322)HUMCA1XIA_node_37(SEQ ID NO:323)HUMCA1XIA_node_39(SEQ ID NO:324)HUMCA1XIA_node_41(SEQ ID NO:325)HUMCA1XIA_node_43(SEQ ID NO:326)HUMCA1XIA_node_45(SEQ ID NO:327)HUMCA1XIA_node_47(SEQ ID NO:328)HUMCA1XIA_node_49(SEQ ID NO:329)HUMCA1XIA_node_51(SEQ ID NO:330)HUMCA1XIA_node_57(SEQ ID NO:331)HUMCA1XIA_node_59(SEQ ID NO:332)HUMCA1XIA_node_62(SEQ ID NO:333)HUMCA1XIA_node_64(SEQ ID NO:334)HUMCA1XIA_node_66(SEQ ID NO:335)HUMCA1XIA_node_68(SEQ ID NO:336)HUMCA1XIA_node_70(SEQ ID NO:337)HUMCA1XIA_node_72(SEQ ID NO:338)HUMCA1XIA_node_74(SEQ ID NO:339)HUMCA1XIA_node_76(SEQ ID NO:340)HUMCA1XIA_node_78(SEQ ID NO:341)HUMCA1XIA_node_81(SEQ ID NO:342)HUMCA1XIA_node_83(SEQ ID NO:343)HUMCA1XIA_node_85(SEQ ID NO:344)HUMCA1XIA_node_87(SEQ ID NO:345)HUMCA1XIA_node_89(SEQ ID NO:346)HUMCA1XIA_node_91(SEQ ID NO:347)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameHUMCA1XIA_P14(SEQ ID NO:350)HUMCA1XIA_P15(SEQ ID NO:351)HUMCA1XIA_P16(SEQ ID NO:352)HUMCA1XIA_P17(SEQ ID NO:353)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameR20779_node_0 (SEQ ID NO: 355)R20779_node_2 (SEQ ID NO: 356)R20779_node_7 (SEQ ID NO: 357)R20779_node_9 (SEQ ID NO: 358)R20779_node_18 (SEQ ID NO: 359)R20779_node_21 (SEQ ID NO: 360)R20779_node_24 (SEQ ID NO: 361)R20779_node_27 (SEQ ID NO: 362)R20779_node_28 (SEQ ID NO: 363)R20779_node_30 (SEQ ID NO: 364)R20779_node_31 (SEQ ID NO: 365)R20779_node_32 (SEQ ID NO: 366)R20779_node_1 (SEQ ID NO: 367)R20779_node_3 (SEQ ID NO: 368)R20779_node_10 (SEQ ID NO: 369)R20779_node_11 (SEQ ID NO: 370)R20779_node_14 (SEQ ID NO: 371)R20779_node_17 (SEQ ID NO: 372)R20779_node_19 (SEQ ID NO: 373)R20779_node_20 (SEQ ID NO: 374)R20779_node_22 (SEQ ID NO: 375)R20779_node_23 (SEQ ID NO: 376)R20779_node_25 (SEQ ID NO: 377)R20779_node_29 (SEQ ID NO: 378)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence according to R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameHSS100PCB_T1(SEQ ID NO:381)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameHSS100PCB_node_3(SEQ ID NO:382)HSS100PCB_node_4(SEQ ID NO:383)HSS100PCB_node_5(SEQ ID NO:384)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence according to HSS100PCB_P3 (SEQ ID NO:386).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1(SEQ ID NO:387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2(SEQ ID NO:388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3(SEQ ID NO:389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4(SEQ ID NO:390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5(SEQ ID NO:391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7(SEQ ID NO:392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8(SEQ ID NO:393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11(SEQ ID NO:394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12(SEQ ID NO:395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14(SEQ ID NO:396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15(SEQ ID NO:397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20(SEQ ID NO:398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21(SEQ ID NO:399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25(SEQ ID NO:400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28(SEQ ID NO:401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30(SEQ ID NO:402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31(SEQ ID NO:403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32(SEQ ID NO:404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40(SEQ ID NO:405)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameHSCOC4_PEA_1_node_1(SEQ ID NO:406)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_5(SEQ ID NO:407)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_7(SEQ ID NO:408)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_30(SEQ ID NO:409)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_33(SEQ ID NO:410)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_35(SEQ ID NO:411)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_37(SEQ ID NO:412)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_39(SEQ ID NO:413)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_43(SEQ ID NO:414)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_48(SEQ ID NO:415)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_49(SEQ ID NO:416)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_51(SEQ ID NO:417)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_58(SEQ ID NO:418)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_59(SEQ ID NO:419)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_62(SEQ ID NO:420)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_66(SEQ ID NO:421)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_72(SEQ ID NO:422)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_77(SEQ ID NO:423)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_79(SEQ ID NO:424)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_93(SEQ ID NO:425)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_100(SEQ ID NO:426)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_105(SEQ ID NO:427)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_107(SEQ ID NO:428)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_108(SEQ ID NO:429)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_109(SEQ ID NO:430)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_110(SEQ ID NO:431)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_112(SEQ ID NO:432)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_113(SEQ ID NO:433)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_2(SEQ ID NO:434)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_8(SEQ ID NO:435)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_10(SEQ ID NO:436)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_12(SEQ ID NO:437)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_14(SEQ ID NO:438)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_17(SEQ ID NO:439)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_19(SEQ ID NO:440)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_21(SEQ ID NO:441)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_22(SEQ ID NO:442)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_28(SEQ ID NO:443)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_29(SEQ ID NO:444)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_41(SEQ ID NO:445)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_45(SEQ ID NO:446)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_47(SEQ ID NO:447)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_50(SEQ ID NO:448)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_53(SEQ ID NO:449)HSCQC4_PEA_1_node_55(SEQ ID NO:450)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_57(SEQ ID NO:451)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_60(SEQ ID NO:452)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_64(SEQ ID NO:453)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_69(SEQ ID NO:454)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_70(SEQ ID NO:455)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_71(SEQ ID NO:456)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_73(SEQ ID NO:457)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_74(SEQ ID NO:458)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_75(SEQ ID NO:459)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_76(SEQ ID NO:460)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_78(SEQ ID NO:461)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_80(SEQ ID NO:462)RSCOC4_PEA_1_node_82(SEQ ID NO:463)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_83(SEQ ID NO:464)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_84(SEQ ID NO:465)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_85(SEQ ID NO:466)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_86(SEQ ID NO:467)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_87(SEQ ID NO:468)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_88(SEQ ID NO:469)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_89(SEQ ID NO:470)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_90(SEQ ID NO:471)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_91(SEQ ID NO:472)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_92(SEQ ID NO:473)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_94(SEQ ID NO:474)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_96(SEQ ID NO:475)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_97(SEQ ID NO:476)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_98(SEQ ID NO:477)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_99(SEQ ID NO:478)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_101(SEQ ID NO:479)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_102(SEQ ID NO:480)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_103(SEQ ID NO:481)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_104(SEQ ID NO:482)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_106(SEQ ID NO:483)HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_111(SEQ ID NO:484)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameHSCOC4_PEA_1_P3(SEQ ID NO:488)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P5(SEQ ID NO:489)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P6(SEQ ID NO:490)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P12(SEQ ID NO:491)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P15(SEQ ID NO:492)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P16(SEQ ID NO:493)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P20(SEQ ID NO:494)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P9(SEQ ID NO:495)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P22(SEQ ID NO:496)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P23(SEQ ID NO:497)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P24(SEQ ID NO:498)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P25(SEQ ID NO:499)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P26(SEQ ID NO:500)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P30(SEQ ID NO:501)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P38(SEQ ID NO:502)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P39(SEQ ID NO:503)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P40(SEQ ID NO:504)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P41(SEQ ID NO:505)HSCOC4_PEA_1_P42(SEQ ID NO:506)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameHUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T4(SEQ ID NO:507)HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T5(SEQ ID NO:508)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameHUMTREFAC_PEA_2_node_0(SEQ ID NO:509)HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_node_9(SEQ ID NO:510)HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_node_2(SEQ ID NO:511)HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_node_3(SEQ ID NO:512)HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_node_4(SEQ ID NO:513)HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_node_5(SEQ ID NO:514)HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_node_8(SEQ ID NO:515)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameHUMTREFAC_PEA_2_P7(SEQ ID NO:517)HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_P8(SEQ ID NO:518)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T14(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16(SEQ ID NO:520)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T30(SEQ ID NO:521)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_0(SEQ ID NO:522)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_10(SEQ ID NO:523)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_16(SEQ ID NO:524)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_23(SEQ ID NO:525)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_31(SEQ ID NO:526)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_43(SEQ ID NO:527)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_3(SEQ ID NO:528)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_5(SEQ ID NO:529)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_7(SEQ ID NO:530)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_8(SEQ ID NO:531)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_15(SEQ ID NO:532)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_17(SEQ ID NO:533)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_20(SEQ ID NO:534)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_21(SEQ ID NO:535)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_22(SEQ ID NO:536)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_24(SEQ ID NO:537)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_26(SEQ ID NO:538)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_27(SEQ ID NO:539)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_28(SEQ ID NO:540)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_29(SEQ ID NO:541)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_30(SEQ ID NO:542)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_32(SEQ ID NO:543)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_34(SEQ ID NO:544)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_36(SEQ ID NO:545)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_37(SEQ ID NO:546)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_38(SEQ ID NO:547)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_39(SEQ ID NO:548)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_40(SEQ ID NO:549)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_41(SEQ ID NO:550)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_42(SEQ ID NO:551)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_P21(SEQ ID NO:553)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_P25(SEQ ID NO:554)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_P30(SEQ ID NO:555)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a polynucleotide having a sequence selected from the group consisting of: R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556), R11723_PEA1_T17 (SEQ ID NO:557), R11723_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:558), R11723_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:559), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560), or R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a node having a sequence selected from the group consisting of: R11723_PEA1_node13 (SEQ ID NO:562), R11723_PEA1_node16 (SEQ ID NO:563), R11723_PEA1_node19 (SEQ ID NO:564), R11723_PEA1_node2 (SEQ ID NO:565), R11723_PEA1_node22 (SEQ ID NO:566), R11723_PEA1_node31 (SEQ ID NO:567), R11723_PEA1_node10 (SEQ ID NO:568), R11723_PEA1_node11 (SEQ ID NO:569), R11723_PEA1_node15 (SEQ ID NO:570), R11723_PEA1_node18 (SEQ ID NO:571), R11723_PEA1_node20 (SEQ ID NO:572), R11723_PEA1_node21 (SEQ ID NO:573), R11723_PEA1_node23 (SEQ ID NO:574), R11723_PEA1_node24 (SEQ ID NO:575), R11723_PEA1_node25 (SEQ ID NO:576), R11723_PEA1_node26 (SEQ ID NO:577), R11723_PEA1_node27 (SEQ ID NO:578), R11723_PEA1_node28 (SEQ ID NO:579), R11723_PEA1_node29 (SEQ ID NO:580), R11723_PEA1_node3 (SEQ ID NO:581), R11723_PEA1_node30 (SEQ ID NO:582), R11723_PEA1_node4 (SEQ ID NO:583), R11723_PEA1_node5 (SEQ ID NO:584), R11723_PEA1_node6 (SEQ ID NO:585), R11723_PEA1_node7 (SEQ ID NO:586) or R11723_PEA1_node8 (SEQ ID NO:587).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising a polypeptide having a sequence selected from the group consisting of: R11723_PEA113 P2 (SEQ ID NO:588), R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), R11723_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591), or R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID NO: 605)T46984_PEA_1_T42 (SEQ ID NO: 606)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID NO: 607)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID NO: 608)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T48 (SEQ ID NO: 610)T46984_PEA_1_T51 (SEQ ID NO: 611)T46984_PEA_1_T52 (SEQ ID NO: 612)T46984_PEA_1_T54 (SEQ ID NO: 613)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameT46984_PEA_1_node_2 (SEQ ID NO: 614)T46984_PEA_1_node_4 (SEQ ID NO: 615)T46984_PEA_1_node_6 (SEQ ID NO: 616)T46984_PEA_1_node_12 (SEQ ID NO: 617)T46984_PEA_1_node_14 (SEQ ID NO: 618)T46984_PEA_1_node_25 (SEQ ID NO: 619)T46984_PEA_1_node_29 (SEQ ID NO: 620)T46984_PEA_1_node_34 (SEQ ID NO: 621)T46984_PEA_1_node_46 (SEQ ID NO: 622)T46984_PEA_1_node_47 (SEQ ID NO: 623)T46984_PEA_1_node_52 (SEQ ID NO: 624)T46984_PEA_1_node_65 (SEQ ID NO: 625)T46984_PEA_1_node_69 (SEQ ID NO: 626)T46984_PEA_1_node_75 (SEQ ID NO: 627)T46984_PEA_1_node_86 (SEQ ID NO: 628)T46984_PEA_1_node_9 (SEQ ID NO: 629)T46984_PEA_1_node_13 (SEQ ID NO: 630)T46984_PEA_1_node_19 (SEQ ID NO: 631)T46984_PEA_1_node_21 (SEQ ID NO: 632)T46984_PEA_1_node_22 (SEQ ID NO: 633)T46984_PEA_1_node_26 (SEQ ID NO: 634)T46984_PEA_1_node_28 (SEQ ID NO: 635)T46984_PEA_1_node_31 (SEQ ID NO: 636)T46984_PEA_1_node_32 (SEQ ID NO: 637)T46984_PEA_1_node_38 (SEQ ID NO: 638)T46984_PEA_1_node_39 (SEQ ID NO: 639)T46984_PEA_1_node_40 (SEQ ID NO: 640)T46984_PEA_1_node_42 (SEQ ID NO: 641)T46984_PEA_1_node_43 (SEQ ID NO: 642)T46984_PEA_1_node_48 (SEQ ID NO: 643)T46984_PEA_1_node_49 (SEQ ID NO: 644)T46984_PEA_1_node_50 (SEQ ID NO: 645)T46984_PEA_1_node_51 (SEQ ID NO: 646)T46984_PEA_1_node_53 (SEQ ID NO: 647)T46984_PEA_1_node_54 (SEQ ID NO: 648)T46984_PEA_1_node_55 (SEQ ID NO: 649)T46984_PEA_1_node_57 (SEQ ID NO: 650)T46984_PEA_1_node_60 (SEQ ID NO: 651)T46984_PEA_1_node_62 (SEQ ID NO: 652)T46984_PEA_1_node_66 (SEQ ID NO: 653)T46984_PEA_1_node_67 (SEQ ID NO: 654)T46984_PEA_1_node_70 (SEQ ID NO: 655)T46984_PEA_1_node_71 (SEQ ID NO: 656)T46984_PEA_1_node_72 (SEQ ID NO: 657)T46984_PEA_1_node_73 (SEQ ID NO: 658)T46984_PEA_1_node_74 (SEQ ID NO: 659)T46984_PEA_1_node_83 (SEQ ID NO: 660)T46984_PEA_1_node_84 (SEQ ID NO: 661)T46984_PEA_1_node_85 (SEQ ID NO: 662)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameT46984_PEA_1_P2 (SEQ ID NO: 664)T46984_PEA_1_P3 (SEQ ID NO: 665)T46984_PEA_1_P10 (SEQ ID NO: 666)T46984_PEA_1_P11 (SEQ ID NO: 667)T46984_PEA_1_P12 (SEQ ID NO: 668)T46984_PEA_1_P21 (SEQ ID NO: 669)T46984_PEA_1_P27 (SEQ ID NO: 670)T46984_PEA_1_P32 (SEQ ID NO: 671)T46984_PEA_1_P34 (SEQ ID NO: 672)T46984_PEA_1_P35 (SEQ ID NO: 673)T46984_PEA_1_P38 (SEQ ID NO: 674)T46984_PEA_1_P39 (SEQ ID NO: 675)T46984_PEA_1_P45 (SEQ ID NO: 676)T46984_PEA_1_P46 (SEQ ID NO: 677)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)T11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO: 682)T11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID NO: 683)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameT11628_PEA_1_node_7 (SEQ ID NO: 684)T11628_PEA_1_node_11 (SEQ ID NO: 685)T11628_PEA_1_node_16 (SEQ ID NO: 686)T11628_PEA_1_node_22 (SEQ ID NO: 687)T11628_PEA_1_node_25 (SEQ ID NO: 688)T11628_PEA_1_node_31 (SEQ ID NO: 689)T11628_PEA_1_node_37 (SEQ ID NO: 690)T11628_PEA_1_node_0 (SEQ ID NO: 691)T11628_PEA_1_node_4 (SEQ ID NO: 692)T11628_PEA_1_node_9 (SEQ ID NO: 693)T11628_PEA_1_node_13 (SEQ ID NO: 694)T11628_PEA_1_node_14 (SEQ ID NO: 695)T11628_PEA_1_node_17 (SEQ ID NO: 696)T11628_PEA_1_node_18 (SEQ ID NO: 697)T11628_PEA_1_node_19 (SEQ ID NO: 698)T11628_PEA_1_node_24 (SEQ ID NO: 699)T11628_PEA_1_node_27 (SEQ ID NO: 700)T11628_PEA_1_node_28 (SEQ ID NO: 701)T11628_PEA_1_node_29 (SEQ ID NO: 702)T11628_PEA_1_node_30 (SEQ ID NO: 703)T11628_PEA_1_node_32 (SEQ ID NO: 704)T11628_PEA_1_node_33 (SEQ ID NO: 705)T11628_PEA_1_node_34 (SEQ ID NO: 706)T11628_PEA_1_node_35 (SEQ ID NO: 707)T11628_PEA_1_node_36 (SEQ ID NO: 708)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameT11628_PEA_1_P2 (SEQ ID NO: 712)T11628_PEA_1_P5 (SEQ ID NO: 713)T11628_PEA_1_P7 (SEQ ID NO: 714)T11628_PEA_1_P10 (SEQ ID NO: 715)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID NO: 723)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID NO: 724)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameM78076_PEA_1_node_0 (SEQ ID NO: 725)M78076_PEA_1_node_10 (SEQ ID NO: 726)M78076_PEA_1_node_15 (SEQ ID NO: 727)M78076_PEA_1_node_18 (SEQ ID NO: 728)M78076_PEA_1_node_20 (SEQ ID NO: 729)M78076_PEA_1_node_24 (SEQ ID NO: 730)M78076_PEA_1_node_26 (SEQ ID NO: 731)M78076_PEA_1_node_29 (SEQ ID NO: 732)M78076_PEA_1_node_32 (SEQ ID NO: 733)M78076_PEA_1_node_35 (SEQ ID NO: 734)M78076_PEA_1_node_37 (SEQ ID NO: 735)M78076_PEA_1_node_46 (SEQ ID NO: 736)M78076_PEA_1_node_47 (SEQ ID NO: 737)M78076_PEA_1_node_54 (SEQ ID NO: 738)M78076_PEA_1_node_1 (SEQ ID NO: 739)M78076_PEA_1_node_2 (SEQ ID NO: 740)M78076_PEA_1_node_3 (SEQ ID NO: 741)M78076_PEA_1_node_6 (SEQ ID NO: 742)M78076_PEA_1_node_7 (SEQ ID NO: 743)M78076_PEA_1_node_12 (SEQ ID NO: 744)M78076_PEA_1_node_22 (SEQ ID NO: 745)M78076_PEA_1_node_27 (SEQ ID NO: 746)M78076_PEA_1_node_30 (SEQ ID NO: 747)M78076_PEA_1_node_31 (SEQ ID NO: 748)M78076_PEA_1_node_34 (SEQ ID NO: 749)M78076_PEA_1_node_36 (SEQ ID NO: 750)M78076_PEA_1_node_41 (SEQ ID NO: 751)M78076_PEA_1_node_42 (SEQ ID NO: 752)M78076_PEA_1_node_43 (SEQ ID NO: 753)M78076_PEA_1_node_45 (SEQ ID NO: 754)M78076_PEA_1_node_49 (SEQ ID NO: 755)M78076_PEA_1_node_50 (SEQ ID NO: 756)M78076_PEA_1_node_51 (SEQ ID NO: 757)M78076_PEA_1_node_52 (SEQ ID NO: 758)M78076_PEA_1_node_53 (SEQ ID NO: 759)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameM78076_PEA_1_P3 (SEQ ID NO: 761)M78076_PEA_1_P4 (SEQ ID NO: 762)M78076_PEA_1_P12 (SEQ ID NO: 763)M78076_PEA_1_P14 (SEQ ID NO: 764)M78076_PEA_1_P21 (SEQ ID NO: 765)M78076_PEA_1_P24 (SEQ ID NO: 766)M78076_PEA_1_P2 (SEQ ID NO: 767)M78076_PEA_1_P25 (SEQ ID NO: 768)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence in the table below and/or:

Transcript NameHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T12(SEQ ID NO:769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T26(SEQ ID NO:770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T28(SEQ ID NO:771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T29(SEQ ID NO:772)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T30(SEQ ID NO:773)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T31(SEQ ID NO:774)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T33(SEQ ID NO:775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T34(SEQ ID NO:776)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T35(SEQ ID NO:777)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T36(SEQ ID NO:778)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T40(SEQ ID NO:779)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T42(SEQ ID NO:780)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T43(SEQ ID NO:781)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T47(SEQ ID NO:782)


a nucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence in the table below:

Segment NameHSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_0(SEQ ID NO:783)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_14(SEQ ID NO:784)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_24(SEQ ID NO:785)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_29(SEQ ID NO:786)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_35(SEQ ID NO:787)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_38(SEQ ID NO:788)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_3(SEQ ID NO:789)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_4(SEQ ID NO:790)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_5(SEQ ID NO:791)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_6(SEQ ID NO:792)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_7(SEQ ID NO:793)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_17(SEQ ID NO:794)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_18(SEQ ID NO:795)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_20(SEQ ID NO:796)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_21(SEQ ID NO:797)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_23(SEQ ID NO:798)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_26(SEQ ID NO:799)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_27(SEQ ID NO:800)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_31(SEQ ID NO:801)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_34(SEQ ID NO:802)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_36(SEQ ID NO:803)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_37(SEQ ID NO:804)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in the table below

Protein NameHSMUC1A_PEA_1_P25(SEQ ID NO:806)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P29(SEQ ID NO:807)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P30(SEQ ID NO:808)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P32(SEQ ID NO:809)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P36(SEQ ID NO:810)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P39(SEQ ID NO:811)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P45(SEQ ID NO:812)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P49(SEQ ID NO:813)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P52(SEQ ID NO:814)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P53(SEQ ID NO:815)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P56(SEQ ID NO:816)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P58(SEQ ID NO:817)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P59(SEQ ID NO:818)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P63(SEQ ID NO:819)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSMUC1A_PEA1_P63 (SEQ ID NO:819), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTPGTQSPFFLLLLLTVLTVVTGSGHASSTPGGEKETSATQRSSV corresponding to amino acids 1-45 of MUC1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:805), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-45 of HSMUC1A_PEA1_P63 (SEQ ID NO:819), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence EEEVSADQVSVGASGVLGSFKEARNAPSFLSWSFSMGPSK (SEQ ID NO:946) corresponding to amino acids 46-85 of HSMUC1A_PEA1_P63 (SEQ ID NO:819), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSMUC1A_PEA1_P63 (SEQ ID NO:819), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence EEEVSADQVSVGASGVLGSFKEARNAPSFLSWSFSMGPSK (SEQ ID NO:946) in HSMUC1A_PEA1_P63 (SEQ ID NO:819).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:664), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDN RYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPAKAKGTFIADSHQNFAL FFQLVDVNTGAELTPHQTFVRLHNQKTGQEVVFVAEPDNKNVYKFELDTSERKIEFDS ASGTYTLYLIIGDATLKNPILWNV corresponding to amino acids 1-498 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-498 of T46984_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:664), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VCA corresponding to amino acids 499-501 of T46984_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:664), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDN RYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPAKAKGTFIADSHQNFAL FFQLVDVNTGAELTPHQ corresponding to amino acids 1-433 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-433 of T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ICHIWKLIFLP (SEQ ID NO:947) corresponding to amino acids 434-444 of T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence ICHIWKLIFLP (SEQ ID NO:947) in T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDN RYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPAKAKGTFIADSHQNFAL FFQLVDVNTGAELTPHQTFVRLHNQKTGQEVVFVAEPDNKNVYKFELDTSERKIEFDS ASGTYTLYLIIGDATLKNPILWNV corresponding to amino acids 1-498 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-498 of T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence LMDQK (SEQ ID NO:948) corresponding to amino acids 499-503 of T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence LMDQK (SEQ ID NO:948) in T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P11 (SEQ ID NO:667), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDN RYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPAKAKGTFIADSHQNFAL FFQLVDVNTGAELTPHQTFVRLHNQKTGQEVVFVAEPDNKNVYKFELDTSERKIEFDS ASGTYTLYLIIGDATLKNPILWNVADVVIKFPEEEAPSTVLSQNLFTPKQEIQHLFREPEK RPPTVVSNTFTALILSPLLLLFALWIRIGANVSNFTFAPSTIIFHLGHAAMLGLMYVYWT QLNMFQTLKYLAILGSVTFLAGNRMLAQQAVKR corresponding to amino acids 1-628 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-628 of T46984_PEA1_P11 (SEQ ID NO:667).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMN corresponding to amino acids 1-338 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-338 of T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SQDLH (SEQ ID NO:949) corresponding to amino acids 339-343 of T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence SQDLH (SEQ ID NO:949) in T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:669), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence M corresponding to amino acids 1-1 of T46984_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:669), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to KACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAV AALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVA RLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFES LSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQPLTQATVKL EHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDNRYIANTVEL RVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPAKAKGTFIADSHQNFALFFQLVDVNT GAELTPHQTFVRLHNQKTGQEVVFVAEPDNKNVYKFELDTSERKIEFDSASGTYTLYLII GDATLKNPILWNVADVVIKFPEEEAPSTVLSQNLFTPKQEIQHLFREPEKRPPTVVSNTF TALILSPLLLLFALWIRIGANVSNFTFAPSTIIFHLGHAAMLGLMYVYWTQLNMFQTLKY LAILGSVTFLAGNRMLAQQAVKRTAH corresponding to amino acids 70-631 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 2-563 of T46984_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:669), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDN RYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPAKAKGTFIADSHQNFA corresponding to amino acids 1-415 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-415 of T46984_PEA1P27 (SEQ ID NO:670), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence FGSGLVPMSPTSLLLLARLYFTWDMLLCWDSCMSTGLSSTCSRP (SEQ ID NO:950) corresponding to amino acids 416-459 of T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence FGSGLVPMSPTSLLLLARLYFTWDMLLCWDSCMSTGLSSTCSRP (SEQ ID NO:950) in T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDN RYIANTVE corresponding to amino acids 1-364 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-364 of T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GQVRWLTPVIPALWEAKAGGSPEVRSSILAWPT (SEQ ID NO:951) corresponding to amino acids 365-397 of T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence GQVRWLTPVIPALWEAKAGGSPEVRSSILAWPT (SEQ ID NO:951) in T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P34 (SEQ ID NO:672), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVG corresponding to amino acids 1-329 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-329 of T46984_PEA113 P34 (SEQ ID NO:672).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAI corresponding to amino acids 1-287 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-287 of T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GCWPSRQSREQHISSRRKMEILKTECQEKESRTIHSMRRKMEKKNFI (SEQ ID NO:952) corresponding to amino acids 288-334 of T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence GCWPSRQSREQHISSRRKMEILKTECQEKESRTIHSMRRKMEKKNFI (SEQ ID NO:952) in T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEAL corresponding to amino acids 1-145 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-145 of T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MDPDWCQCLQLHFCS (SEQ ID NO:953) corresponding to amino acids 146-160 of T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence MDPDWCQCLQLHFCS (SEQ ID NO:953) in T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:675), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLA corresponding to amino acids 1-160 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-160 of T46984_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:675).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCE corresponding to amino acids 1-101 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-101 of T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence NSPGSADSIPPVPAG (SEQ ID NO:954) corresponding to amino acids 102-116 of T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence NSPGSADSIPPVPAG (SEQ ID NO:954) in T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAK corresponding to amino acids 1-69 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-69 of T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence NSPGSADSIPPVPAG (SEQ ID NO:954) corresponding to amino acids 70-84 of T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence NSPGSADSIPPVPAG (SEQ ID NO:954) in T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T11628_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:712), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MGLSDGEWQLVLNVWGKVEADIPGHGQEVLIRLFKGHPETLEKFDKFKHLKSEDE (SEQ ID NO:956) corresponding to amino acids 1-55 of T11628_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:712), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKIPVKYLEFISECIIQV LQSKHPGDFGADAQGAMNKALELFRKDMASNYKELGFQG corresponding to amino acids 1-99 of Q8WVH6 (SEQ ID NO:711), which also corresponds to amino acids 56-154 of T11628_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:712), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a head of T11628_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:712), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

MGLSDGEWQLVLNVWGKVEADIPGHGQEVLIRLFKGHPETLEKFDKFKHLKSEDE(SEQ ID NO:956)of T11628_PEA_1_P2.(SEQ ID NO:712)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T11628_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:713), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKIPVKYLEFISECIIQV LQSKHPGDFGADAQGAMNKALELFRKDMASNYKELGFQG corresponding to amino acids 56-154 of MYG_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:710), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-99 of T11628_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:713).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T11628_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:714), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGLSDGEWQLVLNVWGKVEADIPGHGQEVLIRLFKGHPETLEKFDKFKHLKSEDEMK ASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKIPVKYLEFISECIIQVLQ SKHPGDFGADAQGAMNK corresponding to amino acids 1-134 of MYG_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:710), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-134 of T11628_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:714) and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence G corresponding to amino acids 135-135 of T11628_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:714), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T11628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MGLSDGEWQLVLNVWGKVEADIPGHGQEVLIRLFKGHPETLEKFDKFKHLKSEDE (SEQ ID NO:956) corresponding to amino acids 1-55 of T111628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKIPVKYLEFISECIIQV LQSKHPGDFGADAQGAMNKALELFRKDMASNYKELGFQG corresponding to amino acids 1-99 of Q8WVH6 (SEQ ID NO:711), which also corresponds to amino acids 56-154 of T11628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a head of T11628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence MGLSDGEWQLVLNVWGKVEADIPGHGQEVLIRLFKGHPETLEKFDKFKHLKSEDE (SEQ ID NO:956) of T11628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:761), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN EHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQADPPQAERVLL ALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVHTHLQVIEERVNQSLGLLD QNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAPGGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKD corresponding to amino acids 1-517 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-517 of M78076_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:761), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GE corresponding to amino acids 518-519 of M78076_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:761), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN EHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQADPPQAERVLL ALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVHTHLQVIEERVNQSLGLLD QNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAPGGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMTLPKG corresponding to amino acids 1-526 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-526 of M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ECLTVNPSLQIPLNP (SEQ ID NO:958) corresponding to amino acids 527-541 of M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence ECLTVNPSLQIPLNP (SEQ ID NO:958) in M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN EHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQADPPQAERVLL ALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVHTHLQVIEERVNQSLGLLD QNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAPGGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMTLPKG corresponding to amino acids 1-526 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-526 of M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ECVCSKGFPFPLIGDSEG (SEQ ID NO:959) corresponding to amino acids 527-544 of M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence ECVCSKGFPFPLIGDSEG (SEQ ID NO:959) in M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN EHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQADPPQAERVLL ALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVHTHLQVIEERVNQSLGLLD QNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAPGGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMTLPKGST EQDAASPEKEKMNPLEQYERKVNASVPRGFPFHSSEIQRDEL corresponding to amino acids 1-570 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-570 of M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VRGGTAGYLGEETRGQRPGCDSQSHTGPSKKPSAPSPLPAGTSWDRGVP (SEQ ID NO:960) corresponding to amino acids 571-619 of M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VRGGTAGYLGEETRGQRPGCDSQSHTGPSKKPSAPSPLPAGTSWDRGVP (SEQ ID NO:960) in M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN E corresponding to amino acids 1-352 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-352 of M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to AERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVHTHLQVIEERVNQ SLGLLDQNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAPGGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMT LPKGSTEQDAASPEKEKMNPLEQYERKVNASVPRGFPFHSSEIQRDELAPAGTGVSREA VSGLLIMGAGGGSLIVLSMLLLRRKKPYGAISHGVVEVDPMLTLEEQQLRELQRHGYE NPTYRFLEERP corresponding to amino acids 406-650 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 353-597 of M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise EA, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 352-x to 352; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 353+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n-2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN EHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQADPPQAERVLL ALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVHTHLQVIEERVNQSLGLLD QNPHLAQELRPQI corresponding to amino acids 1-481 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-481 of M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence RECLLPWLPLQISEGRS (SEQ ID NO:961) corresponding to amino acids 482-498 of M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence RECLLPWLPLQISEGRS (SEQ ID NO:961) in M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN EHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQADPPQAERVLL ALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQV corresponding to amino acids 1-449 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-449 of M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence LTSFQLPNAPLFLRRPRLRLFSCPLDPLSVSWTPSYPLNTASLPLPSLSAQLPDPETWTLT CCVFDPCFLALGFLLPPPSILCSVPWIFTAFPRIVFFFFFFLRQVLALSPRQESSVRSWLIAT STSWVQAILLPQPLE (SEQ ID NO:962) corresponding to amino acids 450-588 of M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

LTSFQLPNAPLFLRRPRLRLFSCPLDPLSVSWTPSYPLNTASLPLPSLSAQLPDPETWTLT(SEQ ID NO:962)CCVFDPCFLALGFLLPPPSILCSVPWIFTAFPRIVFFFFFFLRQVLALSPRQESSVRSWLIATSTSWVQAILLPQPLEin M78076_PEA_1_P2.(SEQ ID NO:767)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN EHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQADPPQAERVLL ALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQ corresponding to amino acids 1-448 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-448 of M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence PQNPNSQPRAAGSLEVIISHPFVRRLEILISPFQFQNSIPKNSQIVPAASPRGTSSP (SEQ ID NO:963) corresponding to amino acids 449-505 of M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence PQNPNSQPRAAGSLEVIISHPFVRRLEILISPFQFQNSIPKNSQIVPAASPRGTSSP (SEQ ID NO:963) in M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M85491_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:246), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MALRRLGAALLLLPLLAAVEETLMDSTTATAELGWMVHPPSGWEEVSGYDENMNTIR TYQVCNVFESSQNNWLRTKFIRRRGAHRIHVEMKFSVRDCSSIPSVPGSCKETFNLYYY EADFDSATKTFPNWMENPWVKVDTIAADESFSQVDLGGRVMKINTEVRSFGPVSRSGF YLAFQDYGGCMSLIAVRVFYRKCPRIIQNGAIFQETLSGAESTSLVAARGSCIANAEEVD VPIKLYCNGDGEWLVPIGRCMCKAGFEAVENGTVCRGCPSGTFKANQGDEACTHCPIN SRTTSEGATNCVCRNGYYRADLDPLDMPCTTIPSAPQAVISSVNETSLMLEWTPPRDSG GREDLVYNIICKSCGSGRGACTRCGDNVQYAPRQLGLTEPRIYISDLLAHTQYTFEIQAV NGVTDQSPFSPQFASVNITTNQAAPSAVSIMHQVSRTVDSITLSWSQPDQPNGVILDYEL QYYEK corresponding to amino acids 1-476 of EPB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:245), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-476 of M85491_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:246), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VPIGWVLSPSPTSLRAPLPG (SEQ ID NO:964) corresponding to amino acids 477-496 of M85491_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:246), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M85491_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:246), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VPIGWVLSPSPTSLRAPLPG (SEQ ID NO:964) in M85491_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:246).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M85491_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:247), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MALRRLGAALLLLPLLAAVEETLMDSTTATAELGWMVHPPSGWEEVSGYDENMNTIR TYQVCNVFESSQNNWLRTKFIRRRGAHRIHVEMKFSVRDCSSIPSVPGSCKETFNLYYY EADFDSATKTFPNWMENPWVKVDTIAADESFSQVDLGGRVMKINTEVRSFGPVSRSGF YLAFQDYGGCMSLIAVRVFYRKCPRIIQNGAIFQETLSGAESTSLVAARGSCIANAEEVD VPIKLYCNGDGEWLVPIGRCMCKAGFEAVENGTVCR corresponding to amino acids 1-270 of EPB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:245), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-270 of M85491_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:247), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ERQDLTMLSRLVLNSWPQMILPPQPPKVLEL (SEQ ID NO:965) corresponding to amino acids 271-301 of M85491_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:247), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M85491_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:247), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence ERQDLTMLSRLVLNSWPQMILPPQPPKVLEL (SEQ ID NO:965) in M85491_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:247).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQPWHAALPSS PAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVLSGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFP WQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHEGRADIMIDFARYW corresponding to amino acids 1-163 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-163 of HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271), a bridging amino acid H corresponding to amino acid 164 of HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271), a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to GDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWTIGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLG LQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDCRGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTN EIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDAVSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGL PSPVDAAFEDAQGHIWFFQGAQYWVYDGEKPVLGPAPLTELGLVRFPVHAALVWGPE KNKIYFFRGRDYWRFHPSTRRVDSPVPRRATDWRGVPSEIDAAFQDADG corresponding to amino acids 165-445 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 165-445 of HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271), and a third amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ALGVRQLVGGGHSSRFSHLVVAGLPHACHRKSGSSSQVLCPEPSALLSVAG (SEQ ID NO:966) corresponding to amino acids 446-496 of HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271), wherein said first amino acid sequence, bridging amino acid, second amino acid sequence and third amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence ALGVRQLVGGGHSSRFSHLVVAGLPHACHRKSGSSSQVLCPEPSALLSVAG (SEQ ID NO:966) in HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQPWHAALPSS PAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVLSGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFP WQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHEGRADIMIDFARYW corresponding to amino acids 1-163 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-163 of HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272), a bridging amino acid H corresponding to amino acid 164 of HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272), a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to GDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWTIGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLG LQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDCRGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTN EIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDAVSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGL PSPVDAAFEDAQGHIWFFQ corresponding to amino acids 165-358 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 165-358 of HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272), and a third amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ELGFPSSTGRDESLEHCRCQGLHK (SEQ ID NO:967) corresponding to amino acids 359-382 of HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272), wherein said first amino acid sequence, bridging amino acid, second amino acid sequence and third amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence ELGFPSSTGRDESLEHCRCQGLHK (SEQ ID NO:967) in HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQPWHAALPSS PAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVLSGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFP WQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHEGRADIMIDFARYW corresponding to amino acids 1-163 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-163 of HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273), a bridging amino acid H corresponding to amino acid 164 of HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273), a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to GDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWTIGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLG LQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDCRGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTN EIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDAVSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGL PSPVDAAFEDAQGHIWFFQG corresponding to amino acids 165-359 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 165-359 of HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273), and a third amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence TTGVSTPAPGV (SEQ ID NO:968) corresponding to amino acids 360-370 of HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273), wherein said first amino acid sequence, bridging amino acid, second amino acid sequence and third amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence TTGVSTPAPGV (SEQ ID NO:968) in HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQPWHAALPSS PAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVLSGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFP WQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHEGRADIMIDFARYW corresponding to amino acids 1-163 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-163 of HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274), a bridging amino acid H corresponding to amino acid 164of HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274), a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to GDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWTIGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLG LQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDCRGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTN EIAPLE corresponding to amino acids 165-286 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 165-286 of HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274), and a third amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VRPCLPVPLLLCWPL (SEQ ID NO:969) corresponding to amino acids 287-301 of HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274), wherein said first amino acid sequence, bridging amino acid, second amino acid sequence and third amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VRPCLPVPLLLCWPL (SEQ ID NO:969) in HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQPWHAALPSS PAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQK corresponding to amino acids 1-96 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-96 of HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to RILRFPWQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHEGRADIMIDFARYW corresponding to amino acids 113-163 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 97-147 of HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), a bridging amino acid H corresponding to amino acid 148 of HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), a third amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to GDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWTIGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLG LQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDCRGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTN EIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDAVSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGL PSPVDAAFEDAQGHIWFFQG corresponding to amino acids 165-359 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 149-343 of HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), and a fourth amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence TTGVSTPAPGV (SEQ ID NO:968) corresponding to amino acids 344-354 of HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), wherein said first amino acid sequence, second amino acid sequence, bridging amino acid, third amino acid sequence and fourth amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise KR, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 96-x to 96; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 97+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence TTGVSTPAPGV (SEQ ID NO:968) in HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for AY180924_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:281), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MLNVSGLFVLLCGLLVSSSAQEVLAGVSSQLLN corresponding to amino acids 1-33 of LATH_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:280), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-33 of AY180924_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:281), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GETVLLWVMQNPEPMPVKFSLAKYLGHNEHY (SEQ ID NO:971) corresponding to amino acids 34-64 of AY180924_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:281), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of AY180924_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:281), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence GETVLLWVMQNPEPMPVKFSLAKYLGHNEHY (SEQ ID NO:971) in AY180924_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:281).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R75793_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:295), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKFLAVLVLLGVSIFLVSAQNPTTAAPADTYPATGPADDEAPDAETTAAATTATTAAPT TATTAASTTARKDIP corresponding to amino acids 1-74 of Q96DR8 (SEQ ID NO:294), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-74 of R75793_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:295), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence AP corresponding to amino acids 75-76 of R75793_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:295), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNSPEGISKTT GFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFSILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIY NEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPEDYPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTM IVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDTNGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEH YSPDCDSSAPKAAQAQEPQIDEYAPEDIIEYDYEYGEAEYKEAESVTEGPTVTEETIAQT EANIVDDFQEYNYGTMESYQTEAPRHVSGTNEPNPVEEIFTEEYLTGEDYDSQRKNSED TLYENKEIDGRDSDLLVDGDLGEYDFYEYKEYEDKPTSPPNEEFGPGVPAETDITETSIN GHGAYGEKGQKGEPAVVEPGMLVEGPPGPAGPAGIMGPPGLQGPTGPPGDPGDRGPPG RPGLPGADGLPGPPGTMLMLPFRYGGDGSKGPTISAQEAQAQAILQQARIALRGPPGPM GLTGRPGPVGGPGSSGAKGESGDPGPQGPRGVQGPPGPTGKPGKRGRPGADGGRGMP GEPGAKGDRGFDGLPGLPGDKGHRGERGPQGPPGPPGDDGMRGEDGEIGPRGLPGEAG PRGLLGPRGTPGAPGQPGMAGVDGPPGPKGNMGPQGEPGPPGQQGNPGPQGLPGPQG PIGPPGEKGPQGKPGLAGLPGADGPPGHPGKEGQSGEKGALGPPGPQGPIGYPGPRGVK GADGVRGLKGSKGEKGEDGFPGFKGDMGLKGDRGEVGQIGPRGEDGPEGPKGRAGPT GDPGPSGQAGEKGKLGVPGLPGYPGRQGPKGSTGFPGFPGANGEKGARGVAGKPGPR GQRGPTGPRGSRGARGPTGKPGPKGTSGGDGPPGPPGERGPQGPQGPVGFPGPKGPPGP PGKDGLPGHPGQRGETGFQGKTGPPGPGGVVGPQGPTGETGPIGERGHPGPPGPPGEQG LPGAAGKEGAKGDPGPQGISGKDGPAGLRGFPGERGLPGAQGAPGLKGGEGPQGPPGP V corresponding to amino acids 1-1056 of CA1B_HUMAN_V5 (SEQ ID NO:349), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1056 of HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VSMMIINSQTIMVVNYSSSFITLML (SEQ ID NO:972) corresponding to amino acids 1057-1081 of HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VSMMIINSQTIMVVNYSSSFITLML (SEQ ID NO:972) in HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351 ), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNSPEGISKTT GFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFSILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIY NEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPEDYPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTM IVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDTNGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEH YSPDCDSSAPKAAQAQEPQIDEYAPEDIIEYDYEYGEAEYKEAESVTEGPTVTEETIAQT EANIVDDFQEYNYGTMESYQTEAPRHVSGTNEPNPVEEIFTEEYLTGEDYDSQRKNSED TLYENKEIDGRDSDLLVDGDLGEYDFYEYKEYEDKPTSPPNEEFGPGVPAETDITETSIN GHGAYGEKGQKGEPAVVEPGMLVEGPPGPAGPAGIMGPPGLQGPTGPPGDPGDRGPPG RPGLPGADGLPGPPGTMLMLPFRYGGDGSKGPTISAQEAQAQAILQQARIALRGPPGPM GLTGRPGPVGGPGSSGAKGESGDPGPQGPRGVQGPPGPTGKPGKRGRPGADGGRGMP GEPGAKGDRGFDGLPGLPGDKGHRGERGPQGPPGPPGDDGMRGEDGEIGPRGLPGEAG PRGLLGPRGTPGAPGQPGMAGVDGPPGPKGNMGPQGEPGPPGQQGNPGPQGLPGPQG PIGPPGEK corresponding to amino acids 1-714 of CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-714 of HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MCCNLSFGILIPLQK (SEQ ID NO:973) corresponding to amino acids 715-729 of HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO :351 ), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence MCCNLSFGILIPLQK (SEQ ID NO:973) in HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNSPEGISKTT GFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFSILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIY NEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPEDYPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTM IVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDTNGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEH YSPDCDSSAPKAAQAQEPQIDEYAPEDIIEYDYEYGEAEYKEAESVTEGPTVTEETIAQT EANIVDDFQEYNYGTMESYQTEAPRHVSGTNEPNPVEEIFTEEYLTGEDYDSQRKNSED TLYENKEIDGRDSDLLVDGDLGEYDFYEYKEYEDKPTSPPNEEFGPGVPAETDITETSIN GHGAYGEKGQKGEPAVVEPGMLVEGPPGPAGPAGIMGPPGLQGPTGPPGDPGDRGPPG RPGLPGADGLPGPPGTMLMLPFRYGGDGSKGPTISAQEAQAQAILQQARIALRGPPGPM GLTGRPGPVGGPGSSGAKGESGDPGPQGPRGVQGPPGPTGKPGKRGRPGADGGRGMP GEPGAKGDRGFDGLPGLPGDKGHRGERGPQGPPGPPGDDGMRGEDGEIGPRGLPGEA corresponding to amino acids 1-648 of CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-648 of HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352), a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to GMAGVDGPPGPKGNMGPQGEPGPPGQQGNPGPQGLPGPQGPIGPPGEK corresponding to amino acids 667-714 of CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348), which also corresponds to amino acids 649-696 of HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352), and a third amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VSFSFSLFYKKVIKFACDKRFVGRHDERKVVKLSLPLYLIYE (SEQ ID NO:974) corresponding to amino acids 697-738 of HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352), wherein said first amino acid sequence, second amino acid sequence and third amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise AG, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 648-x to 648; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 649+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n-2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VSFSFSLFYKKVIKFACDKRFVGRHDERKVVKLSLPLYLIYE (SEQ ID NO:974) in HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNSPEGISKTT GFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFSILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIY NEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPEDYPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTM IVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDTNGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEH YSPDCDSSAPKAAQAQEPQIDE corresponding to amino acids 1-260 of CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-260 of HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VRSTRPEKVFVFQ (SEQ ID NO:975) corresponding to amino acids 261-273 of HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VRSTRPEKVFVFQ (SEQ ID NO:975) in HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MCAERLGQFMTLALVLATFDPARGTDATNPPEGPQDRSSQQKGRLSLQNTAEIQHCLV NAGDVGCGVFECFENNSCEIRGLHGICMTFLHNAGKFDAQGKSFIKDALKCKAHALRH RFGCISRKCPAIREMVSQLQRECYLKHDLCAAAQENTRVIVEMIHFKDLLLHE corresponding to amino acids 1-169 of STC2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:379), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-169 of R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence CYKIEITMPKRRKVKLRD (SEQ ID NO:976) corresponding to amino acids 170-187 of R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence CYKIEITMPKRRKVKLRD (SEQ ID NO:976) in R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTV corresponding to amino acids 1-865 of CO4_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-865 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence RPHRSLSIQELGEPGPSEGWGG (SEQ ID NO:977) corresponding to amino acids 866-887 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence RPHRSLSIQELGEPGPSEGWGG (SEQ ID NO:977) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKG corresponding to amino acids 1-818 of CO4_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-818 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence DVTLSGPQVTLLPFPCTPAPCSLCS (SEQ ID NO:978) corresponding to amino acids 819-843 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence DVTLSGPQVTLLPFPCTPAPCSLCS (SEQ ID NO:978) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKG corresponding to amino acids 1-1052 of CO4_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1052 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SGCKGKQEGGQERTVTGRWTAQEATEGKKGGP (SEQ ID NO:979) corresponding to amino acids 1053-1084 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence SGCKGKQEGGQERTVTGRWTAQEATEGKKGGP (SEQ ID NO:979) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKV corresponding to amino acids 1-1380 of CO4_HUMAN_V1(SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1380 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence RAREGVGPGTGGGEGVE (SEQ ID NO:980) corresponding to amino acids 1381-1397 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence RAREGVGPGTGGGEGVE (SEQ ID NO:980) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQ corresponding to amino acids 1-1359 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1359 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VNHSLVNHSLAWVARTPGPRGQARSRPQPPTRGIPAALLPGVFGGRLTSWLRDLEL (SEQ ID NO:981) corresponding to amino acids 1360-1415 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VNHSLVNHSLAWVARTPGPRGQARSRPQPPTRGIPAALLPGVFGGRLTSWLRDLEL (SEQ ID NO:981) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPK corresponding to amino acids 1-1457 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1457 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence AERQGGAVWHGHRGRHPPEWIPRPAC (SEQ ID NO:982) corresponding to amino acids 1458-1483 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence AERQGGAVWHGHRGRHPPEWIPRPAC (SEQ ID NO:982) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P20 (SEQ ID NO:494), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQ corresponding to amino acids 1-1303 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1303 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P20 (SEQ ID NO:494), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VGAVPGLWRGWVVLRPRACLSPGSTSLGHGDCPGCPVCLLDCLPHH (SEQ ID NO:983) corresponding to amino acids 1304-1349 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P20 (SEQ ID NO:494), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P20 (SEQ ID NO:494), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

(SEQ ID NO: 983)VGAVPGLWRGWVVLRPRACLSPGSTSLGHGDCPGCPVCLLDCLPHH(SEQ ID NO: 494)in HSCOC4_PEA_1_P20.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLL YFDSV corresponding to amino acids 1-1529 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1529 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SGER (SEQ ID NO:984) corresponding to amino acids 1530-1533 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence SGER (SEQ ID NO:984) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLL YFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQPASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLC SAEVCQCAEGKCPRQRRALERGLQDEDGYRMKFACYYPRVEYGFQVKVLREDSRAAF RLFETKITQVLHF corresponding to amino acids 1-1653 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1653 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SMKQTGEAGRAGGRQGG (SEQ ID NO:985) corresponding to amino acids 1654-1670 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence SMKQTGEAGRAGGRQGG (SEQ ID NO:985) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLL YFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQPASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLC SAEVCQCAEGKCPRQRRALERGLQDEDGYRMKFACYYPRVEYG corresponding to amino acids 1-1626 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1626 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence QSSHRGPGLTLPRGPAVLVSLGVACSSYRSCTQPVCSDTNFLPSQPQSNSPFPLLLTPS (SEQ ID NO:986) corresponding to amino acids 1627-1685 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence QSSHRGPGLTLPRGPAVLVSLGVACSSYRSCTQPVCSDTNFLPSQPQSNSPFPLLLTPS (SEQ ID NO:986) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLL YFDS corresponding to amino acids 1-1528 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1528 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SADVLCFTGHQVRADSWPPCVLLKSASVLRGSALASVAPWSGVCRTRMATG (SEQ ID NO:987) corresponding to amino acids 1529-1579 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

SADVLCFTGHQVRADSWPPCVLLKSASVLRGSALASVAPWSGVCRTRMATG(SEQ ID NO: 987)in HSCOC4_PEA_1_P24.(SEQ ID NO: 498)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLL YFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQPASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLC SAEVCQCAEG corresponding to amino acids 1-1593 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1593 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ETEGLGRGSGGGMAGAPPTLSDGFPNFREVPSPASRPGAGSAGRGWLQDEVCLLLPPC GVRLPG (SEQ ID NO:988) corresponding to amino acids 1594-1657 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

ETEGLGRGSGGGMAGAPPTLSDGFPNFREVPSPASRPGAGSAGRGWLQDEVCLLLPPC(SEQ ID NO: 988)GVRLPGin HSCOC4_PEA_1_P25.(SEQ ID NO: 499)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLL YFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQPASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLC SAEVCQCAEG corresponding to amino acids 1-1593 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1593 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence

ETEGLGRGSGGGMAGAPPTLSDGFPNFREVPSPASRPGAGSAGRGWLQDEVCLLLPPC(SEQ ID NO: 989)GVRSVFPPRPWPDPPSGTGCFGLSGCSLLLLQVMHAACLL


corresponding to amino acids 1594-1691 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

ETEGLGRGSGGGMAGAPPTLSDGFPNFREVPSPASRPGAGSAGRGWLQDEVCLLLPPC(SEQ ID NO: 989)GVRSVFPPRPWPDPPSGTGCFGLSGCSLLLLQVMHAACLLin HSCOC4_PEA_1_P26.(SEQ ID NO: 500)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGS corresponding to amino acids 1-1232 of CO4_HUMAN_V3 (SEQ ID NO:487), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1232 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence RNPVRLLQPRAQMFCVLRGTK (SEQ ID NO:990) corresponding to amino acids 1233-1253 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence RNPVRLLQPRAQMFCVLRGTK (SEQ ID NO:990) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKG corresponding to amino acids 1-818 of CO4_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-818 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence DVTLSGPQVTLLPFPCTPAPCSLCS (SEQ ID NO:978) corresponding to amino acids 819-843 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence DVTLSGPQVTLLPFPCTPAPCSLCS (SEQ ID NO:978) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQ corresponding to amino acids 1-387 of CO4_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-387 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VSSRGEG (SEQ ID NO:992) corresponding to amino acids 388-394 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VSSRGEG (SEQ ID NO:992) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKY corresponding to amino acids 1-236 of CO4_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-236 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence AGEWTEPHFPLKGRVPGRPGEAEYGHY (SEQ ID NO:993) corresponding to amino acids 237-263 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence AGEWTEPHFPLKGRVPGRPGEAEYGHY (SEQ ID NO:993) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLL YFDSV corresponding to amino acids 1-1529 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1529 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SGER (SEQ ID NO:984) corresponding to amino acids 1530-1533 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1—l P41 (SEQ ID NO:505), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence SGER (SEQ ID NO:984) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIW corresponding to amino acids 1-1473 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1473 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506), a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence WAPGAALGQGREGRTQAGAGLLEPAQAEPGRQLTRLHR (SEQ ID NO:1021) corresponding to amino acids 1474-1511 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506), a third amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to RNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEK corresponding to amino acids 1474-1503 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1512-1541 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506), and a fourth amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VWSATQGNPLCPRY (SEQ ID NO:995) corresponding to amino acids 1542-1555 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506), wherein said first amino acid sequence, second amino acid sequence, third amino acid sequence and fourth amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506), comprising an amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence encoding for WAPGAALGQGREGRTQAGAGLLEPAQAEPGRQLTRLHR (SEQ ID NO: 1021), corresponding to HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VWSATQGNPLCPRY (SEQ ID NO:995) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAARALCMLGLVLALLSSSSAEEYVGL corresponding to amino acids 1-27 of TFF3_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:516), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-27 of HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence WKVHLPKGEGFSSG (SEQ ID NO:996) corresponding to amino acids 28-41 of HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence WKVHLPKGEGFSSG (SEQ ID NO:996) in HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRIAVICFCLLGITCAIPVKQADSGSSEEKQLYNKYPDAVATWLNPDPSQKQNLLAPQ corresponding to amino acids 1-58 of OSTP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:552), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-58 of HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VFLNFS (SEQ ID NO:997) corresponding to amino acids 59-64 of HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VFLNFS (SEQ ID NO:997) in HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:554), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90 % homologous to MRIAVICFCLLGITCAIPVKQADSGSSEEKQ corresponding to amino acids 1-31 of OSTP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:552), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-31 of HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:554), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence H corresponding to amino acids 32-32 of HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:554), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90 % homologous to MRIAVICFCLLGITCAIPVKQADSGSSEEKQ corresponding to amino acids 1-31 of OSTP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:552), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-31 of HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VSIFYVFI (SEQ ID NO:998)corresponding to amino acids 32-39 of HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VSIFYVFI (SEQ ID NO:998)in HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKEVLLLAHNLP QNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRETIYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTG FYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPELPKPSISSNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYL WWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTLTLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVLY GPDVPTISPSKANYRPGENLNLSCHAASNPPAQYSWFINGTFQQSTQELFIPNITVNNSGS YMCQAHNSATGLNRTTVTMITVS corresponding to amino acids 1-319 of CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-319 of T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence DWTRP (SEQ ID NO:999)corresponding to amino acids 320-324 of T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence DWTRP (SEQ ID NO:999)in T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T10888_PEA.1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKEVLLLAHNLP QNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRETIYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTG FYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPELPKPSISSNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYL WWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTLTLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVL corresponding to amino acids 1-234 of CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-234 of T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence LLLSSQLWPPSASRLECWPGWL (SEQ ID NO:1000)corresponding to amino acids 235-256 of T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence LLLSSQLWPPSASRLECWPGWL (SEQ ID NO:1000)in T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKEVLLLAHNLP QNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRETIYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTG FYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPELPKPSISSNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYL WWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTLTLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVL corresponding to amino acids 1-234 of Q13774, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-234 of T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence LLLSSQLWPPSASRLECWPGWL (SEQ ID NO:1000)corresponding to amino acids 235-256 of T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence LLLSSQLWPPSASRLECWPGWL (SEQ ID NO:1000)in T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T10888_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:16), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKEVLLLAHNLP QNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRETIYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTG FYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPELPKPSISSNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYL WWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTLTLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVLY GPDVPTISPSKANYRPGENLNLSCHAASNPPAQYSWFINGTFQQSTQELFIPNITVNNSGS YMCQAHNSATGLNRTTVTMITVSG corresponding to amino acids 1-320 of CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-320 of T10888_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:16), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence KWIHEALASHFQVESGSQRRARKKFSFPTCVQGAHANPKFSPEPSQFTSADSFPLVFLFF VVFCFLISHV (SEQ ID NO:1001)corresponding to amino acids 321-390 of T10888_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:16), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T10888_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:16), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

KWIHEALASHFQVESGSQRRARKKFSFPTCVQGAHANPKFSPEPSQFTSADSFPLVFLFF(SEQ ID NO: 1001)VVFCFLISHVin T10888_PEA_1_P5.(SEQ ID NO: 16)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to

    MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKEVLLLAHNLPQNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRETIYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTGFYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVY


corresponding to amino acids 1-141 of CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-141 of T10888_PEA131_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence

(SEQ ID NO: 1002)REYFHMTSGCWGSVLLPTYGIVRPGLCLWPSLHYILYQGLDI


corresponding to amino acids 142-183 of T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence REYFHMTSGCWGSVLLPTYGIVRPGLCLWPSLHYILYQGLDI (SEQ ID NO:1002) in T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ IDNO:17.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSCCTDYTAEC KPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTSDLQAQSKGNPEQTPV LKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPPAEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFR GQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVWGIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGV LDPDYPRNISDGFDGIPDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKG corresponding to amino acids 1-276 of VTNC_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-276 of T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence TQGVVGD (SEQ ID NO:1003) corresponding to amino acids 277-283 of T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence TQGVVGD (SEQ ID NO:1003) in T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO:52), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSCCTDYTAEC KPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTSDLQAQSKGNPEQTPV LKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPPAEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFR GQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVWGIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGV LDPDYPRNISDGFDGIPDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKGKQYWEYQFQHQPSQEE CEGSSLSAVFEHFAMMQRDSWEDIFELLFWGRT corresponding to amino acids 1-325 of VTNC_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-325 of T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO:52), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to SGMAPRPSLAKKQRFRHRNRKGYRSQRGHSRGRNQNSRRPSRATWLSLFSSEESNLGA NNYDDYRMDWLVPATCEPIQSVFFFSGDKYYRVNLRTRRVDTVDPPYPRSIAQYWLGC PAPGHL corresponding to amino acids 357-478 of VTNC_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 326-447 of T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO:52), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO:52) comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise TS, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 325-x to 325; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 326+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSCCTDYTAEC KPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTSDLQAQSKGNPEQTPV LKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPPAEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFR GQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVWGIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGV LDPDYPRNISDGFDGIPDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKGKQYWEYQFQHQPSQEE CEGSSLSAVFEHFAMMQRDSWEDIFELLFWGRTS corresponding to amino acids 1-326 of VTNC_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-326 of T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to DKYYRVNLRTRRVDTVDPPYPRSIAQYWLGCPAPGHL corresponding to amino acids 442-478 of VTNC_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 327-363 of T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise SD, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 326-x to 326; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 327+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSCCTDYTAEC KPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTSDLQAQSKGNPEQTPV LKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPPAEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFR GQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVWGIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGV LDPDYPRNISDGFDGIPDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKGKQYWEYQFQHQPSQEE CEGSSLSAVFEHFAMMQRDSWEDIFELLFWGRTS corresponding to amino acids 1-326 of Q9BSH7, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-326 of T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to DKYYRVNLRTRRVDTVDPPYPRSIAQYWLGCPAPGHL corresponding to amino acids 442-478 of Q9BSH7, which also corresponds to amino acids 327-363 of T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise SD, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 326-x to 326; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 327+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSCCTDYTAEC KPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTSDLQAQSKGNPEQTPV LKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPPAEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFR GQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVWGIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFK corresponding to amino acids 1-223 of VTNC_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-223 of T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VPGAVGQGRKHLGRV (SEO ID NO:1004) corresponding to amino acids 224-238 of T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54 , wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VPGAVGQGRKHLGRV (SEQ ID NO:1004) in T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54) According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSCCTDYTAEC KPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTSDLQAQSKGNPEQTPV LKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPPAEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFR GQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVWGIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFK corresponding to amino acids 1-223 of Q9BSH7, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-223 of T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VPGAVGQGRKHLGRV (SEQ ID NO:1004) corresponding to amino acids 224-238 of T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VPGAVGQGRKHLGRV (SEQ ID NO:1004) in T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P2 (SEO ID NO:97), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELGSL QVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYVHNHNVYTNNENCSSPSW QAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCR NGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESINYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQ FSKLYPNASQHITPSYNYAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDD SVERLYNMLVETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVEP GSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRTNKKAKIWRDTFL VERGKFLRKKEESSKNIQQSNHLPKYERVKELCQQARYQTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGK LRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRNLYARGFHDKDKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNQ GTPKYKPRFVHTRQTRSLSVEFEGEIYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQ ASSGGNRGRMLADSSNAVGPPTTVRVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYI DKEIEALQDKIKNLREVRGHLKRRKPEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLHPFKE AAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRKKERKEKRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHDNNHWQTAPFWN corresponding to amino acids 1-761 of SUL1_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-761 of Z21368_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:97), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence PHKYSAHGRTRHFESATRTTNGAQKLSRI (SEQ ID NO:1005) corresponding to amino acids 762-790 of Z21368_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:97), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z21368_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:97), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence PHKYSAHGRTRHFESATRTTNGAQKLSRI (SEQ ID NO:1005) in Z21368_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:97).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVEL corresponding to amino acids 1-57 of Q7Z2W2 (SEQ ID NO:840), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-57 of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), second bridging amino acid sequence comprising A, and a third amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to FFGKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITN ESINYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYNYAPNM DKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNMLVETGELENTYIIYT ADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVEPGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDT PPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRTNKKAKIWRDTFLVERGKFLRKKEESSKNIQQSNHL PKYERVKELCQQARYQTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGKLRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRNLY ARGFHDKDKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNQGTPKYKPRFVHTRQTRSLSVEFE GEIYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQASSGGNRGRMLADSSNAVGPPT TVRVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYIDKEIEALQDKIKNLREVRGHLKR RKPEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLHPFKEAAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRKKER KEKRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHDNNHWQTAPFWNLGSFCACTSSNNNTYWCLRTVNE THNFLFCEFATGFLEYFDMNTDPYQLTNTVHTVERGILNQLHVQLMELRSCQGYKQCN PRPKNLDVGNKDGGSYDLHRGQLWDGWEG corresponding to amino acids 139-871 of Q7Z2W2 (SEQ ID NO:840), which also corresponds to amino acids 59-791 of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), wherein said first, second and third amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least three amino acids comprise LAF having a structure as follows (numbering according to Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98) ): a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 57-x to 57; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 59+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELAFF GKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNES INYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYNYAPNMDK HWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNMLVETGELENTYIIYTAD HGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVEPGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPP DVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRTNKKAKIWRDTFLVERGKFLRKKEESSKNIQQSNHLP KYERVKELCQQARYQTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGKLRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRNLYA RGFHDKDKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNQGTPKYKPRFVHTRQTRSLSVEFEGE IYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQASSGGNRGRMLADSSNAVGPPTTV RVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYIDKEIEALQDKIKNLREVRGHLKRRK PEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLHPFKEAAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRKKERKE KRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHDNNHWQTAPFWNLGSFCACTSSNNNTYWCLRTVNETH NFLFCEFATGFLEYFDMNTDPYQLTNTVHTVERGILNQLHVQLME (SEQ ID NO:1006) corresponding to amino acids 1-751 of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to LRSCQGYKQCNPRPKNLDVGNKDGGSYDLHRGQLWDGWEG corresponding to amino acids 1-40 of AAH12997 (SEQ ID NO:841), which also corresponds to amino acids 752-791 of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a head of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELAFF(SEQ ID NO: 1006)GKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESINYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYNYAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNMLVETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVEPGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRTNKKAKIWRDTFLVERGKFLRKKEESSKNIQQSNHLPKYERVKELCQQARYQTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGKLRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRNLYARGFHDKDKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNQGTPKYKPRFVHTRQTRSLSVEFEGEIYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQASSGGNRGRMLADSSNAVGPPTTVRVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYIDKEIEALQDKIKNLREVRGHLKRRKPEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLHPFKEAAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRKKERKEKRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHDNNHWQTAPFWNLGSFCACTSSNNNTYWCLRTVNETHNFLFCEFATGFLEYFDMNTDPYQLTNTVHTVERGILNQLHVQLMEof Z21368_PEA_1_P5.(SEQ ID NO: 98)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVEL corresponding to amino acids 1-57 of SUL1_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-57 of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to AFFGKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLIT NESINYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYNYAPN MDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNMLVETGELENTYII YTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVEPGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGL DTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRTNKKAKIWRDTFLVERGKFLRKKEESSKNIQQSN HLPKYERVKELCQQARYQTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGKLRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRN LYARGFHDKDKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNQGTPKYKPRFVHTRQTRSLSVE FEGEIYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQASSGGNRGRMLADSSNAVGP PTTVRVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYIDKEIEALQDKIKNLREVRGHL KRRKPEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLHPFKEAAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRK KERKEKRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHDNNHWQTAPFWNLGSFCACTSSNNNTYWCLRT VNETHNFLFCEFATGFLEYFDMNTDPYQLTNTVHTVERGILNQLHVQLMELRSCQGYK QCNPRPKNLDVGNKDGGSYDLHRGQLWDGWEG corresponding to amino acids 138-871 of SUL1_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 58-791 of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise LA, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 57-x to 57; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 58+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:99), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELGSL QVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYVHNHNVYTNNENCSSPSW QAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCR NGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESINYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQ FSKLYPNASQHITPSYNYAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDD SVERLYNMLVETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVEP GSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRTNKKAKIWRDTFL VERG corresponding to amino acids 1-416 of SUL1_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-416 of Z21368_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:99).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:100), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELGSL QVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYVHNHNVYTNNENCSSPSW QAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCR NGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESINYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQ FSKLYPNASQHITPSYNYAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDD SVERLYNMLVETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVEP GSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNR corresponding to amino acids 1-397 of SUL1_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-397 of Z21368_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:100), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence CVIVPPLSQPQIH (SEQ ID NO:1007) corresponding to amino acids 398-410 of Z21368_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:100), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z21368_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:100), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence CVIVPPLSQPQIH (SEQ ID NO:1007) in Z21368_PEA1-P16 (SEQ ID NO:100).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:101), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELGSL QVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYVHNHNVYTNNENCSSPSW QAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCR NGIKEKHGFDYAK corresponding to amino acids 1-188 of SUL1_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-188 of Z21368_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:101), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ARYDGDQPRCAPRPRGLSPTVF (SEQ ID NO:1008) corresponding to amino acids 189-210 of Z21368_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:101), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z21368_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:101), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably, at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence ARYDGDQPRCAPRPRGLSPTVF (SEQ ID NO:1008) in Z21368_PEA1P22 (SEQ ID NO:101) .


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELGSL QVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYVHNHNVYTNNENCSSPSW QAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRT corresponding to amino acids 1-137 of Q7Z2W2 (SEQ ID NO:840), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-137 of Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GLLHRLNH (SEQ ID NO:1009) corresponding to amino acids 138-145 of Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence GLLHRLNH (SEQ ID NO:1009) in Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEB ID NO:102), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELGSL QVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYVHNHNVYTNNENCSSPSW QAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRT corresponding to amino acids 1-137 of SUL1_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-137 of Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GLLHRLNH (SEQ ID NO:1009) corresponding to amino acids 138-145 of Z21368 PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence GLLHRLNH (SEQ ID NO:1009) in Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P5 (SEO ID NO:143), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYK corresponding to amino acids 12-55 of GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-44 of T59832_P5 (SEQ ID NO:143), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VGTATGRAGWREQAPCRGTRLLLSPQTSQGKTRAPRGRCPCRVPGKTLFSSRRCGHTP SVPFRFRIPHLRGAAASTRLVPPKGSMSAYCVLLGQELGSPFVAQGTSSAAGQGPPACIL AATLDAFIPARAGLACLWDLLGRCPRG (SEQ ID NO:1010) corresponding to amino acids 45-189 of T59832_P5 (SEQ ID NO:143), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P5 (SEQ ID NO:143), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

VGTATGRAGWREQAPCRGTRLLLSPQTSQGKTRAPRGRCPCRVPGKTLFSSRRCGHTP(SEQ ID NO: 1010)SVPFRFRIPHLRGAAASTRLVPPKGSMSAYCVLLGQELGSPFVAQGTSSAAGQGPPACILAATLDAFIPARAGLACLWDLLGRCPRGin T59832_P5.(SEQ ID NO: 143)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIM ECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNG corresponding to amino acids 12-223 of GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-212 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR (SEQ ID NO:1011 ) corresponding to amino acids 213-238 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR (SEQ ID NO:1011) in T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIM ECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNG corresponding to amino acids 1-212 of BAC98466 (SEQ ID NO:848), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-212 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR (SEQ ID NO:1011) corresponding to amino acids 213-238 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR (SEQ ID NO:1011) in T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLV (SEQ ID NO:1012) corresponding to amino acids 1-90 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVC MEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYV PWVTVNGVRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR corresponding to amino acids 1-148 of BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849), which also corresponds to amino acids 91-238 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a head of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA(SEQ ID NO: 1012)PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVof T59832_P7.(SEQ ID NO: 144)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIM ECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNG corresponding to amino acids 1-212 of Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-212 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR (SEQ ID NO:1011) corresponding to amino acids 213-238 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR (SEQ ID NO:1011) in T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIM ECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHE corresponding to amino acids 12-214 of GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-203 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR (SEQ ID NO:1013) corresponding to amino acids 204-244 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR (SEQ ID NO:1013) in T59832_P9 (SEO ID NO:145).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIM ECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHE corresponding to amino acids 1-203 of BAC98466 (SEQ ID NO:848), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-203 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR (SEQ ID NO:1013) corresponding to amino acids 204-244 of T59832 P9 (SEO ID NO:145), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR (SEQ ID NO:1013) in T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLV (SEQ ID NO:1012) corresponding to amino acids 1-90 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVC MEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHE corresponding to amino acids 1-113 of BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849), which also corresponds to amino acids 91-203 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), and a third amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR (SEQ ID NO:1013) corresponding to amino acids 204-244 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), wherein said first, second and third amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a head of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA(SEQ ID NO: 1012)PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVof T59832_P9.(SEQ ID NO: 145)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR (SEQ ID NO:1013) in T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIM ECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHE corresponding to amino acids 1-203 of Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-203 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence

(SEQ ID NO: 1013)NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR


corresponding to amino acids 204-244 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR (SEQ ID NO:1013) in T59832_P9 (SEO ID NO:145).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVE corresponding to amino acids 12-141 of GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-130 of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNGKPLED QTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK corresponding to amino acids 173-261 of GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142), which also corresponds to amino acids 131-219 of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise EC, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 130-x to 130; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 131+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLV (SEQ ID NO:1012) corresponding to amino acids 1-90 of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVE corresponding to amino acids 1-40 of BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849), which also corresponds to amino acids 91-130 of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), third amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNG corresponding to amino acids 72-122 of BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849), which also corresponds to amino acids 131-181 of T59832_P 12 (SEQ ID NO:146), and a fourth amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence KPLEDQTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK (SEQ ID NO:1016) corresponding to amino acids 182-219 of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), wherein said first, second, third and fourth amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a head of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA(SEQ ID NO: 1012)PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVof T59832_P12.(SEQ ID NO: 146)


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise EC, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 130-x to 130; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 131+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P 12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence KPLEDQTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPS STS SLRSVCFK (SEO ID NO:1016) in T59832_P12 (SEQ IDNO:146).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVE corresponding to amino acids 1-130 of Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-130 of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNGKPLED QTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK corresponding to amino acids 162-250 of Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850), which also corresponds to amino acids 131-219 of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise EC, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 130-x to 130; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 131+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYK corresponding to amino acids 12-55 of GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-44 of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNGKPLED QTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK corresponding to amino acids 173-261 of GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142), which also corresponds to amino acids 45-133 of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T59832_PI18 (SEQ ID NO:147), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise KC, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 44-x to 44; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 45+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYK corresponding to amino acids 1-44 of Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-44 of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNGKPLED QTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK corresponding to amino acids 162-250 of Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850), which also corresponds to amino acids 45-133 of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise KC, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 44-x to 44; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 45+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYK corresponding to amino acids 1-44 of Q8NE14 (SEQ ID NO:851), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-44 of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNGKPLED QTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK corresponding to amino acids 162-250 of Q8NE14 (SEQ ID NO:851), which also corresponds to amino acids 45-133 of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise KC, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 44-x to 44; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 45+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMGRP5E-P4 (SEQ ID NO:1566), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRGSELPLVLLALVLCLAPRGRAVPLPAGGGTVLTKMYPRGNHWAVGHLMGKKSTG ESSSVSERGSLKQQLREYIRWEEAARNLLGLIEAKENRNHQPPQPKALGNQQPSWDSED SSNFKDVGSKGK corresponding to amino acids 1-127 of GRP_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-127 of HUMGRP5E_P4 (SEQ ID NO:156), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to GSQREGRNPQLNQQ corresponding to amino acids 135-148 of GRP_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 128-141 of HUMGRP5E_P4 (SEQ ID NO:156), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of HUMGRP5E_P4 (SEQ ID NO:156), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise KG, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 127-x to 127; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 128 +((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRGSELPLVLLALVLCLAPRGRAVPLPAGGGTVLTKMYPRGNHWAVGHLMGKKSTG ESSSVSERGSLKQQLREYIRWEEAARNLLGLIEAKENRNHQPPQPKALGNQQPSWDSED SSNFKDVGSKGK corresponding to amino acids 1-127 of GRP_HUMAN, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-127 of HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence DSLLQVLNVKEGTPS (SEQ ID NO:1017) corresponding to amino acids 128-142 of HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence DSLLQVLNVKEGTPS (SEQ ID NO:1017) in HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for AA155578_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:178), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLWAAEAALLPQNDTRLDPEAYGAPCARGSQ PWQVSLFNGLSFHCAGVLVDQSWVLTAAHCGNKPLWARVGDDHLLLLQGEQLRRTT RSVVHPKYHQGSGPILPRRTDEHDLMLLKLARP corresponding to amino acids 1-146 of KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-146 of AA155578_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:178), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to YNKGLTCSSITILSPKECEVFYPGVVTNNMICAGLDRGQDPCQSDSGGPLVCDETLQGIL SWGVYPCGSAQHPAVYTQICKYMSWINKVIRSN corresponding to amino acids 184-276 of KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177), which also corresponds to amino acids 147-239 of AA155578_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:178), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of AA155578_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:178), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise PY, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 146-x to 146; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 147+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for AA155578_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:179), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLW corresponding to amino acids 1-29 of KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-29 of AA155578_PEA1 P6 (SEQ ID NO:179), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90 % homologous to VKYNKGLTCSSITILSPKECEVFYPGVVTNNMICAGLDRGQDPCQSDSGGPLVCDETLQ GILSWGVYPCGSAQHPAVYTQICKYMSWINKVIRSN corresponding to amino acids 182-276 of KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177), which also corresponds to amino acids 30-124 of AA155578_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:179), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of AA155578_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO: 179), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise WV, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 29-x to 29; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 30+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLW corresponding to amino acids 1-29 of KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-29 of AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GHCGLE (SEQ ID NO:1018) corresponding to amino acids 30-35 of AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of AA155578-PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence GHCGLE (SEO ID NO:1018) in AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for AA155578_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:181), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLWAAEAALLPQNDTRLDPEAYGAPCARGSQ PWQVSLFNGLSFHCAGVLVDQSWVLTAAHCGNK corresponding to amino acids 1-90 of KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-90 of AA155578_PEA1—P9 (SEQ ID NO:181).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSENA78_P2 (SEQ ID NO:919), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MSLLSSRAARVPGPSSSLCALLVLLLLLTQPGPIASAGPAAAVLRELRCVCLQTTQGVHP KMISNLQVFAIGPQCSKVEVV corresponding to amino acids 1-81 of SZ05_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:190), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-81 of HSENA78_P2 (SEQ ID NO:191) According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T94936_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:206), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MMLHSALGLCLLLVTVSSNLAIAIKKEKRPPQTLSRGWGDDITWVQTYEEGLFYAQKS KKPLMVIHHLEDCQYSQALKKVFAQNEEIQEMAQNKFIMLNLMHETTDKNLSPDGQY VPRIMFVDPSLTVRADIAGRYSNRLYTYEPRDLPL corresponding to amino acids 1-150 of Q8TD06 (SEQ ID NO:858), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-150 of T94936_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:206).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MMLHSALGLCLLLVTVSSNLAIAIKKEKRPPQTLSRGWGDDITWVQTYEEGLFYAQKS KKPLMVIHHLEDCQYSQALKKVFAQNEEIQEMAQNKFIMLNLMHETTDKNLSPDGQY VPRIMFV corresponding to amino acids 1-122 of Q8TD06 (SEQ ID NO:858), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-122 of T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GMYVISFHQIYKISRNQHSCFYF (SEO ID NO:1019) corresponding to amino acids 123-145 of T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence GMYVISFHQIYKISRNQHSCFYF (SEQ ID NO:1019) in T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLAAALLLLLLALYTARVDGSKCKCSRKGPKIRYSDVKKLEMKPKYPHCEEKMVII TTKSVSRYRGQEHCLHPKLQSTKRFIKWYNAWNEKRR corresponding to amino acids 1-95 of SZ14_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:230), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-95 of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence YAPPLLTFLPTRPSCGSQDGKGPPHQVI (SEQ ID NO:1020) corresponding to amino acids 96-123 of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence YAPPLLTFLPTRPSCGSQDGKGPPHQVI (SEQ ID NO:1020) in Z41644_PEA1-P10 (SEQ ID NO:231).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLAAALLLLLLALYTARVDGSKCKCSRKGPKIRYSDVKKLEMKPKYPHCEEKMVII TTKSVSRYRGQEHCLHPKLQSTKRFIKWYNAWNEKRR corresponding to amino acids 13-107 of Q9NS21 (SEQ ID NO:862), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-95 of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence YAPPLLTFLPTRPSCGSQDGKGPPHQVI (SEQ ID NO:1020) corresponding to amino acids 96-123 of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence YAPPLLTFLPTRPSCGSQDGKGPPHQVI (SEQ ID NO:1020) in Z41644_PEA1P10 (SEQ ID NO:231).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLAAALLLLLLALYTARVDGSKCKCSRKGPKIRYSDVKKLEMKPKYPHCEEKMVII TTKSVSRYRGQEHCLHPKLQSTKRFIKWYNAWNEKRR corresponding to amino acids 13-107 of AAQ89265, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-95 of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence YAPPLLTFLPTRPSCGSQDGKGPPHQVI (SEQ ID NO:1020) corresponding to amino acids 96-123 of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence YAPPLLTFLPTRPSCGSQDGKGPPHQVI (SEQ ID NO:1020) in Z41644_PEA1—P10(SEQ ID NO:231).


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an isolated oligonucleotide, comprising an amplicon selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 891 or 894.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a primer pair, comprising a pair of isolated oligonucleotides capable of amplifying the above. Optionally, the pair of isolated oligonucleotides is selected from the group consisting of: SEQ NOs 889 and 890; or 892 and 893.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an antibody capable of specifically binding to an epitope of an amino acid sequence as described herein. Optionally, the epitope may comprise a tail, head, or edge portion as described herein.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, the antibody is capable of differentiating between a splice variant having said epitope and a corresponding known protein.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an kit for detecting breast cancer, comprising a kit detecting overexpression of a splice variant as described herein. Optionally, the kit comprises a NAT-based technology. Preferably, the kit further comprises at least one primer pair capable of selectively hybridizing to a nucleic acid sequence as described herein. Optionally, the kit further comprises at least one oligonucleotide capable of selectively hybridizing to a nucleic acid sequence as described herein.


Optionally, the kit comprises an antibody as described herein. Preferably, the kit further comprises at least one reagent for performing an ELISA or a Western blot.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a method for detecting breast cancer, comprising detecting overexpression of a splice variant as described herein.


Optionally detecting overexpression is performed with a NAT-based technology. Preferably, detecting overexpression is performed with an immunoassay. More preferably, the immunoassay comprises an antibody as described herein.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a biomarker capable of detecting breast cancer, comprising any of the above nucleic acid sequences or a fragment thereof, or any of the above amino acid sequences or a fragment thereof.


According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, preferably any of the above nucleic acid and/or amino acid sequences further comprises any sequence having at least about 70%, preferably at least about 80%, more preferably at least about 90%, most preferably at least about 95% homology thereto.


Unless otherwise noted, all experimental data relates to variants of the present invention, named according to the segment being tested (as expression was tested through RT-PCR as described).


All nucleic acid sequences and/or amino acid sequences shown herein as embodiments of the present invention relate to their isolated form, as isolated polynucleotides (including for all transcripts), oligonucleotides (including for all segments, amplicons and primers), peptides (including for all tails, bridges, insertions or heads, optionally including other antibody epitopes as described herein) and/or polypeptides (including for all proteins). It should be noted that oligonucleotide and polynucleotide, or peptide and polypeptide, may optionally be used interchangeably.


Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the meaning commonly understood by a person skilled in the art to which this invention belongs. The following references provide one of skill with a general definition of many of the terms used in this invention: Singleton et al., Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology (2nd ed. 1994); The Cambridge Dictionary of Science and Technology (Walker ed., 1988); The Glossary of Genetics, 5th Ed., R. Rieger et al. (eds.), Springer Verlag (1991); and Hale & Marham, The Harper Collins Dictionary of Biology (1991). All of these are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. As used herein, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them unless specified otherwise.




BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS


FIG. 1 is schematic summary of cancer biomarkers selection engine and the wet validation stages.



FIG. 2. Schematic illustration, depicting grouping of transcripts of a given cluster based on presence or absence of unique sequence regions.



FIG. 3 is schematic summary of quantitative real-time PCR analysis.



FIG. 4 is schematic presentation of the oligonucleotide based microarray fabrication.



FIG. 5 is schematic summary of the oligonucleotide based microarray experimental flow.



FIG. 6 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster T10888, demonstrating overexpression in colorectal cancer, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues, pancreas carcinoma and gastric carcinoma.



FIG. 7 is a histogram showing expression of the CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13) Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 (T10888) transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name T10888 junc11-17, in normal and cancerous breast tissues.



FIG. 8 is a histogram showing the expression of CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13) Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 T10888 transcripts which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name T10888junc11-17 (SEQ ID NO:832) in different normal tissues.



FIG. 9 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster T39971, demonstrating overexpression in liver cancer, lung malignant tumors and pancreas carcinoma.



FIG. 10 is a histogram showing the expression of of VTNC_HUMAN vitronectin (serum spreading factor, somatomedin B, complement S-protein) T39971 transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name T39971 junc23-33 (SEQ ID NO:836) in normal and cancerous breast tissues.



FIG. 11 is a histogram showing the expression of VTNC_HUMAN vitronectin (serum spreading factor, somatomedin B, complement S-protein), antisense to SARM1 (T23434), T39971 transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name T39971junc23-33, in different normal tissues.



FIG. 12 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster Z21368, demonstrating overexpression in epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues and pancreas carcinoma.



FIG. 13 is a histogram showing the expression of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1Z21368 transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name Z21368seg39 (SEQ ID NO:844), in normal and cancerous breast tissues.



FIG. 14 is a histogram showing the expression of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1Z21368 transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name Z21368seg39 (SEQ ID NO:844), in different normal tissues.



FIG. 15 is a histogram showing the expression of SUL 1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 Z21368 transcripts which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name Z21368junc17-21 (SEQ ID NO:847) in normal and cancerous breast tissues.



FIG. 16 is a histogram showing the expression of SUL 1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 Z21368 transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name Z21368junc17-21, in different normal tissues.



FIG. 17 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster T59832, demonstrating overexpression in brain malignant tumors, breast malignant tumors, ovarian carcinoma and pancreas carcinoma.



FIG. 18 is a histogram showing low over expression observed for cluster T59832, amplicon name: T59832 junc6-25-26 (SEQ ID NO:854), in one experiment carried out with breast cancer samples panel.



FIG. 19 is a histogram showing the expression of GRP_HUMAN—gastrin-releasing peptide (HUMGRP5E) transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon, as depicted insequence name HUMGRP5Ejunc3-7 (SEQ ID NO:857) in normal and cancerous breast tissues.



FIG. 20 is a histogram showing the expression of GRP_HUMAN—gastrin-releasing peptide (HUMGRP5E) transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon, as depicted in sequence name HUMGRP5Ejunc3-7 (SEQ ID NO:857), in different normal tissues.



FIG. 21 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster AA155578, demonstrating overexpression in epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues and pancreas carcinoma.



FIG. 22 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster HSENA78, demonstrating overexpression in epithelial malignant tumors and lung malignant tumors.



FIG. 23 is a histogram showing the expression of Homo sapiens breast cancer membrane protein 11 (BCMP11) T94936 transcripts which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name T94936 seg14 (SEQ ID NO:861) in normal and cancerous Breast tissues.



FIG. 24 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster Z41644, demonstrating overexpression in lung malignant tumors, breast malignant tumors and pancreas carcinoma.



FIG. 25 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster M85491, demonstrating overexpression in epithelial malignant tumors and a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues.



FIG. 26 is a histogram showing the expression of Ephrin type-B receptor 2 precursor (EC 2.7.1.112) (Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor EPH-3) M85491 transcripts which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name M85491seg24 (SEQ ID NO:866) in normal and cancerous breast tissues.



FIG. 27 is a histogram showing the expression of Ephrin type-B receptor 2 precursor M85491 transcripts,-which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name M85491 seg24, in different normal tissues.



FIG. 28 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster HSSTROL3, demonstrating overexpression in transitional cell carcinoma, epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues and pancreas carcinoma.



FIG. 29A is a histogram showing the expression of Expression of Stromelysin-3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:270) (EC 3.4.24.-) (Matrix metalloproteinase-11) (MMP-11) (ST3) SL-3 HSSTROL3 transcripts which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name HSSTROL3 seg24 (SEQ ID NO:869) in normal and cancerous breast tissues.



FIG. 29B is a histogram showing the expression of Stromelysin-3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:270) (EC 3.4.24.-) (Matrix metalloproteinase-11) (MMP-11) (ST3) (SL-3) HSSTROL3 transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name HSSTROL3 seg24 (SEQ ID NO:869), in different normal tissues.



FIGS. 30A-30C shows histograms showing over expression of various Stromelysin-3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:270) transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples.



FIG. 31 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster R75793, demonstrating overexpression in epithelial malignant tumors and a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues.



FIG. 32 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster HUMCA1XIA, demonstrating overexpression in bone malignant tumors, epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues and lung malignant tumors.



FIG. 33 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster R20779, demonstrating overexpression in epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues and lung malignant tumors.



FIG. 34 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster HSS100PCB, demonstrating overexpression in a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues.



FIG. 35 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster HSCOC4, demonstrating overexpression in brain malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different-tissues, breast malignant tumors, pancreas carcinoma and prostate cancer.



FIG. 36 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster HUMTREFAC, demonstrating overexpression in a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues, breast malignant tumors, pancreas carcinoma and prostate cancer.



FIG. 37 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster HUMOSTRO, demonstrating overexpression in epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues, lung malignant tumors, breast malignant tumors, ovarian carcinoma and skin malignancies.



FIG. 38 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster R11723, demonstrating overexpression in epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues and kidney malignant tumors.



FIG. 39 is a histogram showing the expression of of R11723 transcripts which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name R11723 seg13 (SEQ ID NO:891) in normal and cancerous breast tissues.



FIG. 40 is a histogram showing the expression of R11723 transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name R11723seg13 (SEQ ID NO:891), in different normal tissues.



FIGS. 41A and B are histograms showing the expression of R11723 transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name R11723 junc11-18 (SEQ ID NO:894) in normal and cancerous breast tissues (FIG. 41A) or on a panel of normal tissues (FIG. 41B).



FIG. 42 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster T46984, demonstrating overexpression in epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues, breast malignant tumors, ovarian carcinoma and pancreas carcinoma.



FIG. 43 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster HSMUC 1A, demonstrating overexpression in a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues, breast malignant tumors, pancreas carcinoma and prostate cancer.



FIGS. 44-47 are histograms showing the combined expression of 8 sequences (T10888seg11-17, HUMGR5Ejunc3-7, HSSTROL3seg24, T94936 Seg 14, Z21368 seg39, Z21368junc17-21 T59832jun6-25-26 and M85491seg24 (SEQ ID NO:866)) in normal and cancerous breast tissues.



FIG. 48 is a histogram showing Cancer and cell-line vs. normal tissue expression for Cluster HSU33147, demonstrating overexpression in a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues.




DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention is of novel markers for breast cancer that are both sensitive and accurate. Furthermore, at least certain of these markers are able to distinguish between different stages of breast cancer, such as 1. Ductal carcinoma (in-situ, invasive) 2. Lobular carcinoma (is-situ, invasive) 3. inflammatory breast cancer 4. Mucinous carcinoma 5. Tubular carcinoma 6. Paget's disease of nipple, alone or in combination; or one of the indicative conditions described above.


The markers of the present invention, alone or in combination, can be used for prognosis, prediction, screening, early diagnosis, staging, therapy selection and treatment monitoring of breast cancer. For example, optionally and preferably, these markers may be used for staging breast cancer and/or monitoring the progression of the disease. Furthermore, the markers of the present invention, alone or in combination, can be used for detection of the source of metastasis found in anatomical places other then breast. Also, one or more of the markers may optionally be used in combination with one or more other breast cancer markers (other than those described herein).


Biomolecular sequences (amino acid and/or nucleic acid sequences) uncovered using the methodology of the present invention and described herein can be efficiently utilized as tissue or pathological markers and/or as drugs or drug targets for treating or preventing a disease.


These markers are specifically released to the bloodstream under conditions of breast cancer (or one of the above indicative conditions), and/or are otherwise expressed at a much higher level and/or specifically expressed in breast cancer tissue or cells, and/or tissue or cells under one of the above indicative conditions. The measurement of these markers, alone or in combination, in patient samples provides information that the diagnostician can correlate with a probable diagnosis of breast cancer and/or a condition that it is indicative of a higher risk for breast cancer.


The present invention therefore also relates to diagnostic assays for breast cancer and/or an indicative condition, and methods of use of such markers for detection of breast cancer and/or an indicative condition, optionally and preferably in a sample taken from a subject (patient), which is more preferably some type of blood sample.


According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, use of the marker optionally and preferably permits a non-cancerous breast disease state to be distinguished from breast cancer and/or an indicative condition. A non limiting example of a non-cancerous breast disease state includes breast fibrosis and/or cysts. According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, use of the marker optionally and preferably permits an indicative condition to be distinguished from breast cancer.


In another embodiment, the present invention relates to bridges, tails, heads and/or insertions, and/or analogs, homologs and derivatives of such peptides. Such bridges, tails, heads and/or insertions are described in greater detail below with regard to the Examples.


As used herein a “tail” refers to a peptide sequence at the end of an amino acid sequence that is unique to a splice variant according to the present invention. Therefore, a splice variant having such a tail may optionally be considered as a chimera, in that at least a first portion of the splice variant is typically highly homologous (often 100% identical) to a portion of the corresponding known protein, while at least a second portion of the variant comprises the tail.


As used herein a “head” refers to a peptide sequence at the beginning of an amino acid sequence that is unique to a splice variant according to the present invention. Therefore, a splice variant having such a head may optionally be considered as a chimera, in that at least a first portion of the splice variant comprises the head, while at least a second portion is typically highly homologous (often 100% identical) to a portion of the corresponding known protein.


As used herein “an edge portion” refers to a connection between two portions of a splice variant according to the present invention that were not joined in the wild type or known protein. An edge may optionally arise due to a join between the above “known protein” portion of a variant and the tail, for example, and/or may occur if an internal portion of the wild type sequence is no longer present, such that two portions of the sequence are now contiguous in the splice variant that were not contiguous in the known protein. A “bridge” may optionally be an edge portion as described above, but may also include a join between a head and a “known protein” portion of a variant, or a join between a tail and a “known protein” portion of a variant, or a join between an insertion and a “known protein” portion of a variant.


Optionally and preferably, a bridge between a tail or a head or a unique insertion, and a “known protein” portion of a variant, comprises at least about 10 amino acids, more preferably at least about 20 amino acids, most preferably at least about 30 amino acids, and even more preferably at least about 40 amino acids, in which at least one amino acid is from the tail/head/insertion and at least one amino acid is from the “known protein” portion of a variant. Also optionally, the bridge may comprise any number of amino acids from about 10 to about 40 amino acids (for example, 10, 11, 12, 13 . . . 37, 38, 39, 40 amino acids in length, or any number in between).


It should be noted that a bridge cannot be extended beyond the length of the sequence in either direction, and it should be assumed that every bridge description is to be read in such manner that the bridge length does not extend beyond the sequence itself.


Furthermore, bridges are described with regard to a sliding window in certain contexts below. For example, certain descriptions of the bridges feature the following format: a bridge between two edges (in which a portion of the known protein is not present in the variant) may optionally be described as follows: a bridge portion of CONTIG-NAME_P1 (representing the name of the protein), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise XX (2 amino acids in the center of the bridge, one from each end of the edge), having a structure as follows (numbering according to the sequence of CONTIG-NAME_P1): a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 49-x to 49 (for example); and ending at any of amino acid numbers 50+((n−2)−x) (for example), in which x varies from 0 to n−2. In this example, it should also be read as including bridges in which n is any number of amino acids between 10-50 amino acids in length. Furthermore, the bridge polypeptide cannot extend beyond the sequence, so it should be read such that 49-x (for example) is not less than 1, nor 50+((n−2)−x) (for example) greater than the total sequence length.


In another embodiment, this invention provides antibodies specifically recognizing the splice variants and polypeptide fragments thereof of this invention. Preferably such antibodies differentially recognize splice variants of the present invention but do not recognize a corresponding known protein (such known proteins are discussed with regard to their splice variants in the Examples below).


In another embodiment, this invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding for a splice variant according to the present invention, having a nucleotide sequence as set forth in any one of the sequences listed herein, or a sequence complementary thereto. In another embodiment, this invention provides an isolated nucleic acid molecule, having a nucleotide sequence as set forth in any one of the sequences listed herein, or a sequence complementary thereto. In another embodiment, this invention provides an oligonucleotide of at least about 12 nucleotides, specifically hybridizable with the nucleic acid molecules of this invention. In another embodiment, this invention provides vectors, cells, liposomes and compositions comprising the isolated nucleic acids of this invention.


In another embodiment, this invention provides a method for detecting a splice variant according to the present invention in a biological sample, comprising: contacting a biological sample with an antibody specifically recognizing a splice variant according to the present invention under conditions whereby the antibody specifically interacts with the splice variant in the biological sample but do not recognize known corresponding proteins (wherein the known protein is discussed with regard to its splice variant(s) in the Examples below), and detecting said interaction; wherein the presence of an interaction correlates with the presence of a splice variant in the biological sample.


In another embodiment, this invention provides a method for detecting a splice variant nucleic acid sequences in a biological sample, comprising: hybridizing the isolated nucleic acid molecules or oligonucleotide fragments of at least about a minimum length to a nucleic acid material of a biological sample and detecting a hybridization complex; wherein the presence of a hybridization complex correlates with the presence of a splice variant nucleic acid sequence in the biological sample.


According to the present invention, the splice variants described herein are non-limiting examples of markers for diagnosing breast cancer and/or an indicative condition. Each splice variant marker of the present invention can be used alone or in combination, for various uses, including but not limited to, prognosis, prediction, screening, early diagnosis, determination of progression, therapy selection and treatment monitoring of breast cancer and/or an indicative condition, including a transition from an indicative condition to breast cancer.


According to optional but preferred embodiments of the present invention, any marker according to the present invention may optionally be used alone or combination. Such a combination may optionally comprise a plurality of markers described herein, optionally including any subcombination of markers, and/or a combination featuring at least one other marker, for example a known marker. Furthermore, such a combination may optionally and preferably be used as described above with regard to determining a ratio between a quantitative or semi-quantitative measurement of any marker described herein to any other marker described herein, and/or any other known marker, and/or any other marker. With regard to such a ratio between any marker described herein (or a combination thereof) and a known marker, more preferably the known marker comprises the “known protein” as described in greater detail below with regard to each cluster or gene.


According to other preferred embodiments of the present invention, a splice variant protein or a fragment thereof, or a splice variant nucleic acid sequence or a fragment thereof, may be featured as a biomarker for detecting breast cancer and/or an indicative condition, such that a biomarker may optionally comprise any of the above.


According to still other preferred embodiments, the present invention optionally and preferably encompasses any amino acid sequence or fragment thereof encoded by a nucleic acid sequence corresponding to a splice variant protein as described herein. Any oligopeptide or peptide relating to such an amino acid sequence or fragment thereof may optionally also (additionally or alternatively) be used as a biomarker, including but not limited to the unique amino acid sequences of these proteins that are depicted as tails, heads, insertions, edges or bridges. The present invention also optionally encompasses antibodies capable of recognizing, and/or being elicited by, such oligopeptides or peptides.


The present invention also optionally and preferably encompasses any nucleic acid sequence or fragment thereof, or amino acid sequence or fragment thereof, corresponding to a splice variant of the present invention as described above, optionally for any application.


Non-limiting examples of methods or assays are described below.


The present invention also relates to kits based upon such diagnostic methods or assays.


Nucleic Acid Sequences and Oligonucleotides


Various embodiments of the present invention encompass nucleic acid sequences described hereinabove; fragments thereof, sequences hybridizable therewith, sequences homologous thereto, sequences encoding similar polypeptides with different codon usage, altered sequences characterized by mutations, such as deletion, insertion or substitution of one or more nucleotides, either naturally occurring or artificially induced, either randomly or in a targeted fashion.


The present invention encompasses nucleic acid sequences described herein; fragments thereof, sequences hybridizable therewith, sequences homologous thereto [e.g., at least 50%, at least 55%, at least 60%, at least 65%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, least 95% or more say 100% identical to the nucleic acid sequences set forth below], sequences encoding similar polypeptides with different codon usage, altered sequences characterized by mutations, such as deletion, insertion or substitution of one or more nucleotides, either naturally occurring or man induced, either randomly or in a targeted fashion. The present invention also encompasses homologous nucleic acid sequences (i.e., which form a part of a polynucleotide sequence of the present invention) which include sequence regions unique to the polynucleotides of the present invention.


In cases where the polynucleotide sequences of the present invention encode previously unidentified polypeptides, the present invention also encompasses novel polypeptides or portions thereof, which are encoded by the isolated polynucleotide and respective nucleic acid fragments thereof described hereinabove.


A “nucleic acid fragment” or an “oligonucleotide” or a “polynucleotide” are used herein interchangeably to refer to a polymer of nucleic acids. A polynucleotide sequence of the present invention refers to a single or double stranded nucleic acid sequences which is isolated and provided in the form of an RNA sequence, a complementary polynucleotide sequence (cDNA), a genomic polynucleotide sequence and/or a composite polynucleotide sequences (e.g., a combination of the above).


As used herein the phrase “complementary polynucleotide sequence” refers to a sequence, which results from reverse transcription of messenger RNA using a reverse transcriptase or any other RNA dependent DNA polymerase. Such a sequence can be subsequently amplified in vivo or in vitro using a DNA dependent DNA polymerase.


As used herein the phrase “genomic polynucleotide sequence” refers to a sequence derived (isolated) from a chromosome and thus it represents a contiguous portion of a chromosome.


As used herein the phrase “composite polynucleotide sequence” refers to a sequence, which is composed of genomic and cDNA sequences. A composite sequence can include some exonal sequences required to encode the polypeptide of the present invention, as well as some intronic sequences interposing therebetween. The intronic sequences can be of any source, including of other genes, and typically will include conserved splicing signal sequences. Such intronic sequences may further include cis acting expression regulatory elements.


Preferred embodiments of the present invention encompass oligonucleotide probes.


An example of an oligonucleotide probe which can be utilized by the present invention is a single stranded polynucleotide which includes a sequence complementary to the unique sequence region of any variant according to the present invention, including but not limited to a nucleotide sequence coding for an amino sequence of a bridge, tail, head and/or insertion according to the present invention, and/or the equivalent portions of any nucleotide sequence given herein (including but not limited to a nucleotide sequence of a node, segment or amplicon described herein).


Alternatively, an oligonucleotide probe of the present invention can be designed to hybridize with a nucleic acid sequence encompassed by any of the above nucleic acid sequences, particularly the portions specified above, including but not limited to a nucleotide sequence coding for an amino sequence of a bridge, tail, head and/or insertion according to the present invention, and/or the equivalent portions of any nucleotide sequence given herein (including but not limited to a nucleotide sequence of a node, segment or amplicon described herein).


Oligonucleotides designed according to the teachings of the present invention can be generated according to any oligonucleotide synthesis method known in the art such as enzymatic synthesis or solid phase synthesis. Equipment and reagents for executing solid-phase synthesis are commercially available from, for example, Applied Biosystems. Any other means for such synthesis may also be employed; the actual synthesis of the oligonucleotides is well within the capabilities of one skilled in the art and can be accomplished via established methodologies as detailed in, for example, “Molecular Cloning: A laboratory Manual” Sambrook et al., (1989); “Current Protocols in Molecular Biology” Volumes 1-111 Ausubel, R. M., ed. (1994); Ausubel et al., “Current Protocols in Molecular Biology”, John Wiley and Sons, Baltimore, Md. (1989); Perbal, “A Practical Guide to Molecular Cloning”, John Wiley & Sons, New York (1988) and “Oligonucleotide Synthesis” Gait, M. J., ed. (1984) utilizing solid phase chemistry, e.g. cyanoethyl phosphoramidite followed by deprotection, desalting and purification by for example, an automated trityl-on method or HPLC.


Oligonucleotides used according to this aspect of the present invention are those having a length selected from a range of about 10 to about 200 bases preferably about 15 to about 150 bases, more preferably about 20 to about 100 bases, most preferably about 20 to about 50 bases. Preferably, the oligonucleotide of the present invention features at least 17, at least 18, at least 19, at least 20, at least 22, at least 25, at least 30 or at least 40, bases specifically hybridizable with the biomarkers of the present invention.


The oligonucleotides of the present invention may comprise heterocylic nucleosides consisting of purines and the pyrimidines bases, bonded in a 3′ to 5′ phosphodiester linkage.


Preferably used oligonucleotides are those modified at one or more of the backbone, internucleoside linkages or bases, as is broadly described hereinunder.


Specific examples of preferred oligonucleotides useful according to this aspect of the present invention include oligonucleotides containing modified backbones or non-natural internucleoside linkages. Oligonucleotides having modified backbones include those that retain a phosphorus atom in the backbone, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos: 4,469,863; 4,476,301; 5,023,243; 5,177,196; 5,188,897; 5,264,423; 5,276,019; 5,278,302; 5,286,717; 5,321,131; 5,399,676; 5,405,939; 5,453,496; 5,455,233; 5,466, 677; 5,476,925; 5,519,126; 5,536,821; 5,541,306; 5,550,111; 5,563,253; 5,571,799; 5,587,361; and 5,625,050.


Preferred modified oligonucleotide backbones include, for example, phosphorothioates, chiral phosphorothioates, phosphorodithioates, phosphotriesters, aminoalkyl phosphotriesters, methyl and other alkyl phosphonates including 3′-alkylene phosphonates and chiral phosphonates, phosphinates, phosphoramidates including 3′-amino phosphoramidate and aminoalkylphosphoramidates, thionophosphoramidates, thionoalkylphosphonates, thionoalkylphosphotriesters, and boranophosphates having normal 3′-5′ linkages, 2′-5′ linked analogs of these, and those having inverted polarity wherein the adjacent pairs of nucleoside units are linked 3′-5′ to 5′-3′ or 2′-5′ to 5′-2′. Various salts, mixed salts and free acid for also be used.


Alternatively, modified oligonucleotide backbones that do not include a phosphorus atom therein have backbones that are formed by short chain alkyl or cycloalkyl internucleoside linkages, mixed heteroatom and alkyl or cycloalkyl internucleoside linkages, or one or more short chain heteroatomic or heterocyclic internucleoside linkages. These include those having morpholino linkages (formed in part from the sugar portion of a nucleoside); siloxane backbones; sulfide, sulfoxide and sulfone backbones; formacetyl and thioformacetyl backbones; methylene formacetyl and thioformacetyl backbones; alkene containing backbones; sulfamate backbones; methyleneimino and methylenehydrazino backbones; sulfonate and sulfonamide backbones; amide backbones; and others having mixed N, O, S and CH2 component parts, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,034,506; 5,166,315; 5,185,444; 5,214,134; 5,216,141; 5,235,033; 5,264,562; 5,264,564; 5,405,938; 5,434,257; 5,466,677; 5,470,967; 5,489,677; 5,541,307; 5,561,225; 5,596,086; 5,602,240; 5,610,289; 5,602,240; 5,608,046; 5,610,289; 5,618,704; 5,623,070; 5,663,312; 5,633,360; 5,677,437; and 5,677,439.


Other oligonucleotides which can be used according to the present invention, are those modified in both sugar and the internucleoside linkage, i.e., the backbone, of the nucleotide units are replaced with novel groups. The base units are maintained for complementation with the appropriate polynucleotide target. An example for such an oligonucleotide mimetic, includes peptide nucleic acid (PNA). U.S. patents that teach the preparation of PNA compounds include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,539,082; 5,714,331; and 5,719,262, each of which is herein incorporated by reference. Other backbone modifications, which can be used in the present invention are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No: 6,303,374.


Oligonucleotides of the present invention may also include base modifications or substitutions. As used herein, “unmodified” or “natural” bases include the purine bases adenine (A) and guanine (G), and the pyrimidine bases thymine (T), cytosine (C) and uracil (U). Modified bases include but are not limited to other synthetic and natural bases such as 5-methylcytosine (5-me-C), 5-hydroxymethyl cytosine, xanthine, hypoxanthine, 2-aminoadenine, 6-methyl and other alkyl derivatives of adenine and guanine, 2-propyl and other alkyl derivatives of adenine and guanine, 2-thiouracil, 2-thiothymine and 2-thiocytosine, 5-halouracil and cytosine, 5-propynyl uracil and cytosine, 6-azo uracil, cytosine and thymine, 5-uracil (pseudouracil), 4-thiouracil, 8-halo, 8-amino, 8-thiol, 8-thioalkyl, 8-hydroxyl and other 8-substituted adenines and guanines, 5-halo particularly 5-bromo, 5-trifluoromethyl and other 5-substituted uracils and cytosines, 7-methylguanine and 7-methyladenine, 8-azaguanine and 8-azaadenine, 7-deazaguanine and 7-deazaadenine and 3-deazaguanine and 3-deazaadenine. Further bases particularly useful for increasing the binding affinity of the oligomeric compounds of the invention include 5-substituted pyrimidines, 6-azapyrimidines and N-2, N-6 and O-6 substituted purines, including 2-aminopropyladenine, 5-propynyluracil and 5-propynylcytosine. 5-methylcytosine substitutions have been shown to increase nucleic acid duplex stability by 0.6-1.2° C. and are presently preferred base substitutions, even more particularly when combined with 2′-O-methoxyethyl sugar modifications.


Another modification of the oligonucleotides of the invention involves chemically linking to the oligonucleotide one or more moieties or conjugates, which enhance the activity, cellular distribution or cellular uptake of the oligonucleotide. Such moieties include but are not limited to lipid moieties such as a cholesterol moiety, cholic acid, a thioether, e.g., hexyl-S-tritylthiol, a thiocholesterol, an aliphatic chain, e.g., dodecandiol or undecyl residues, a phospholipid, e.g., di-hexadecyl-rac-glycerol or triethylammonium 1,2-di-O-hexadecyl-rac-glycero-3-H-phosphonate, a polyamine or a polyethylene glycol chain, or adamantane acetic acid, a palmityl moiety, or an octadecylamine or hexylamino-carbonyl-oxycholesterol moiety, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No: 6,303,374.


It is not necessary for all positions in a given oligonucleotide molecule to be uniformly modified, and in fact more than one of the aforementioned modifications may be incorporated in a single compound or even at a single nucleoside within an oligonucleotide.


It will be appreciated that oligonucleotides of the present invention may include further modifications for more efficient use as diagnostic agents and/or to increase bioavailability, therapeutic efficacy and reduce cytotoxicity.


To enable cellular expression of the polynucleotides of the present invention, a nucleic acid construct according to the present invention may be used, which includes at least a coding region of one of the above nucleic acid sequences, and further includes at least one cis acting regulatory element. As used herein, the phrase “cis acting regulatory element” refers to a polynucleotide sequence, preferably a promoter, which binds a trans acting regulator and regulates the transcription of a coding sequence located downstream thereto.


Any suitable promoter sequence can be used by the nucleic acid construct of the present invention.


Preferably, the promoter utilized by the nucleic acid construct of the present invention is active in the specific cell population transformed. Examples of cell type-specific and/or tissue-specific promoters include promoters such as albumin that is liver specific, lymphoid specific promoters [Calame et al., (1988) Adv. Immunol. 43:235-275]; in particular promoters of T-cell receptors [Winoto et al., (1989) EMBO J. 8:729-733] and immunoglobulins; [Banerji et al. (1983) Cell 33729-740], neuron-specific promoters such as the neurofilament promoter [Byrne et al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:5473-5477], pancreas-specific promoters [Edlunch et al. (1985) Science 230:912-916] or mammary gland-specific promoters such as the milk whey promoter (U.S. Pat. No. 4,873,316 and European Application Publication No. 264,166). The nucleic acid construct of the present invention can further include an enhancer, which can be adjacent or distant to the promoter sequence and can function in up regulating the transcription therefrom.


The nucleic acid construct of the present invention preferably further includes an appropriate selectable marker and/or an origin of replication. Preferably, the nucleic acid construct utilized is a shuttle vector, which can propagate both in E. coli (wherein the construct comprises an appropriate selectable marker and origin of replication) and be compatible for propagation in cells, or integration in a gene and a tissue of choice. The construct according to the present invention can be, for example, a plasmid, a bacmid, a phagemid, a cosmid, a phage, a virus or an artificial chromosome.


Examples of suitable constructs include, but are not limited to, pcDNA3, pcDNA3.1 (±), pGL3, PzeoSV2 (±), pDisplay, pEF/myc/cyto, pCMV/myc/cyto each of which is commercially available from Invitrogen Co. (www.invitrogen.com). Examples of retroviral vector and packaging systems are those sold by Clontech, San Diego, Calif., including Retro-X vectors pLNCX and pLXSN, which permit cloning into multiple cloning sites and the trasgene is transcribed from CMV promoter. Vectors derived from Mo-MuLV are also included such as pBabe, where the transgene will be transcribed from the 5′LTR promoter.


Currently preferred in vivo nucleic acid transfer techniques include transfection with viral or non-viral constructs, such as adenovirus, lentivirus, Herpes simplex I virus, or adeno-associated virus (AAV) and lipid-based systems. Useful lipids for lipid-mediated transfer of the gene are, for example, DOTMA, DOPE, and DC-Chol [Tonkinson et al., Cancer Investigation, 14(1): 54-65 (1996)]. The most preferred constructs for use in gene therapy are viruses, most preferably adenoviruses, AAV, lentiviruses, or retroviruses. A viral construct such as a retroviral construct includes at least one transcriptional promoter/enhancer or locus-defining element(s), or other elements that control gene expression by other means such as alternate splicing, nuclear RNA export, or post-translational modification of messenger. Such vector constructs also include a packaging signal, long terminal repeats (LTRs) or portions thereof, and positive and negative strand primer binding sites appropriate to the virus used, unless it is already present in the viral construct. In addition, such a construct typically includes a signal sequence for secretion of the peptide from a host cell in which it is placed. Preferably the signal sequence for this purpose is a mammalian signal sequence or the signal sequence of the polypeptide variants of the present invention. Optionally, the construct may also include a signal that directs polyadenylation, as well as one or more restriction sites and a translation termination sequence. By way of example, such constructs will typically include a 5′ LTR, a tRNA binding site, a packaging signal, an origin of second-strand DNA synthesis, and a 3′ LTR or a portion thereof. Other vectors can be used that are non-viral, such as cationic lipids, polylysine, and dendrimers.


Hybridization Assays


Detection of a nucleic acid of interest in a biological sample may optionally be effected by hybridization-based assays using an oligonucleotide probe (non-limiting examples of probes according to the present invention were previously described).


Traditional hybridization assays include PCR, RT-PCR, Real-time PCR, RNase protection, in-situ hybridization, primer extension, Southern blots (DNA detection), dot or slot blots (DNA, RNA), and Northern blots (RNA detection) (NAT type assays are described in greater detail below). More recently, PNAs have been described (Nielsen et al. 1999, Current Opin. Biotechnol. 10:71-75). Other detection methods include kits containing probes on a dipstick setup and the like.


Hybridization based assays which allow the detection of a variant of interest (i.e., DNA or RNA) in a biological sample rely on the use of oligonucleotides which can be 10, 15, 20, or 30 to 100 nucleotides long preferably from 10 to 50, more preferably from 40 to 50 nucleotides long.


Thus, the isolated polynucleotides (oligonucleotides) of the present invention are preferably hybridizable with any of the herein described nucleic acid sequences under moderate to stringent hybridization conditions.


Moderate to stringent hybridization conditions are characterized by a hybridization solution such as containing 10% dextrane sulfate, 1 M NaCl, 1% SDS and 5×106 cpm 32P labeled probe, at 65° C., with a final wash solution of 0.2×SSC and 0.1% SDS and final wash at 65° C and whereas moderate hybridization is effected using a hybridization solution containing 10% dextrane sulfate, 1 M NaCl, 1% SDS and 5×106 cpm 32p labeled probe, at 65° C, with a final wash solution of 1×SSC and 0.1% SDS and final wash at 50° C.


More generally, hybridization of short nucleic acids (below 200 bp in length, e.g. 17-40 bp in length) can be effected using the following exemplary hybridization protocols which can be modified according to the desired stringency; (i) hybridization solution of 6×SSC and 1% SDS or 3 M TMACI, 0.01 M sodium phosphate (pH 6.8), 1 mM EDTA (pH 7.6), 0.5% SDS, 100 μg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA and 0.1% nonfat dried milk, hybridization temperature of 1-1.5° C. below the Tm, final wash solution of 3 M TMACI, 0.01 M sodium phosphate (pH 6.8), 1 mM EDTA (pH 7.6), 0.5% SDS at 1-1.5° C. below the Tm; (ii) hybridization solution of 6×SSC and 0.1% SDS or 3 M TMACI, 0.01 M sodium phosphate (pH 6.8), 1 mM EDTA (pH 7.6), 0.5% SDS, 100 μg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA and 0.1% nonfat dried milk, hybridization temperature of 2-2.5° C. below the Tm, final wash solution of 3 M TMACI, 0.01 M sodium phosphate (pH 6.8), 1 mM EDTA (pH 7.6), 0.5% SDS at 1-1.5° C. below the Tm, final wash solution of 6×SSC, and final wash at 22° C.; (iii) hybridization solution of 6×SSC and 1% SDS or 3 M TMACI, 0.01 M sodium phosphate (pH 6.8), 1 mM EDTA (pH 7.6), 0.5% SDS, 100 μg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA and 0.1% nonfat dried milk, hybridization temperature.


The detection of hybrid duplexes can be carried out by a number of methods. Typically, hybridization duplexes are separated from unhybridized nucleic acids and the labels bound to the duplexes are then detected. Such labels refer to radioactive, fluorescent, biological or enzymatic tags or labels of standard use in the art. A label can be conjugated to either the oligonucleotide probes or the nucleic acids derived from the biological sample.


Probes can be labeled according to numerous well known methods. Non-limiting examples of radioactive labels include 3H, 14C, 32P, and 35S. Non-limiting examples of detectable markers include ligands, fluorophores, chemiluminescent agents, enzymes, and antibodies. Other detectable markers for use with probes, which can enable an increase in sensitivity of the method of the invention, include biotin and radio-nucleotides. It will become evident to the person of ordinary skill that the choice of a particular label dictates the manner in which it is bound to the probe.


For example, oligonucleotides of the present invention can be labeled subsequent to synthesis, by incorporating biotinylated dNTPs or rNTP, or some similar means (e.g., photo-cross-linking a psoralen derivative of biotin to RNAs), followed by addition of labeled streptavidin (e.g., phycoerythrin-conjugated streptavidin) or the equivalent. Alternatively, when fluorescently-labeled oligonucleotide probes are used, fluorescein, lissamine, phycoerythrin, rhodamine (Perkin Elmer Cetus), Cy2, Cy3, Cy3.5, Cy5, Cy5.5, Cy7, FluorX (Amersham) and others [e.g., Kricka et al. (1992), Academic Press San Diego, Calif.] can be attached to the oligonucleotides.


Those skilled in the art will appreciate that wash steps may be employed to wash away excess target DNA or probe as well as unbound conjugate. Further, standard heterogeneous assay formats are suitable for detecting the hybrids using the labels present on the oligonucleotide primers and probes.


It will be appreciated that a variety of controls may be usefully employed to improve accuracy of hybridization assays. For instance, samples may be hybridized to an irrelevant probe and treated with RNAse A prior to hybridization, to assess false hybridization.


Although the present invention is not specifically dependent on the use of a label for the detection of a particular nucleic acid sequence, such a label might be beneficial, by increasing the sensitivity of the detection. Furthermore, it enables automation. Probes can be labeled according to numerous well known methods.


As commonly known, radioactive nucleotides can be incorporated into probes of the invention by several methods. Non-limiting examples of radioactive labels include 3H, 14C, 32P, and 35S.


Those skilled in the art will appreciate that wash steps may be employed to wash away excess target DNA or probe as well as unbound conjugate. Further, standard heterogeneous assay formats are suitable for detecting the hybrids using the labels present on the oligonucleotide primers and probes.


It will be appreciated that a variety of controls may be usefully employed to improve accuracy of hybridization assays.


Probes of the invention can be utilized with naturally occurring sugar-phosphate backbones as well as modified backbones including phosphorothioates, dithionates, alkyl phosphonates and a-nucleotides and the like. Probes of the invention can be constructed of either ribonucleic acid (RNA) or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and preferably of DNA.


NAT Assays


Detection of a nucleic acid of interest in a biological sample may also optionally be effected by NAT-based assays, which involve nucleic acid amplification technology, such as PCR for example (or variations thereof such as real-time PCR for example).


As used herein, a “primer” defines an oligonucleotide which is capable of annealing to (hybridizing with) a target sequence, thereby creating a double stranded region which can serve as an initiation point for DNA synthesis under suitable conditions.


Amplification of a selected, or target, nucleic acid sequence may be carried out by a number of suitable methods. See generally Kwoh et al., 1990, Am. Biotechnol. Lab. 8:14 Numerous amplification techniques have been described and can be readily adapted to suit particular needs of a person of ordinary skill. Non-limiting examples of amplification techniques include polymerase chain reaction (PCR), ligase chain reaction (LCR), strand displacement amplification (SDA), transcription-based amplification, the q3 replicase system and NASBA (Kwoh et al., 1989, Proc. NatI. Acad. Sci. USA 86, 1173-1177; Lizardi et al., 1988, BioTechnology 6:1197-1202; Malek et al., 1994, Methods Mol. Biol., 28:253-260; and Sambrook et al., 1989, supra).


The terminology “amplification pair” (or “primer pair”) refers herein to a pair of oligonucleotides (oligos) of the present invention, which are selected to be used together in amplifying a selected nucleic acid sequence by one of a number of types of amplification processes, preferably a polymerase chain reaction. Other types of amplification processes include ligase chain reaction, strand displacement amplification, or nucleic acid sequence-based amplification, as explained in greater detail below. As commonly known in the art, the oligos are designed to bind to a complementary sequence under selected conditions.


In one particular embodiment, amplification of a nucleic acid sample from a patient is amplified under conditions which favor the amplification of the most abundant differentially expressed nucleic acid. In one preferred embodiment, RT-PCR is carried out on an mRNA sample from a patient under conditions which favor the amplification of the most abundant mRNA. In another preferred embodiment, the amplification of the differentially expressed nucleic acids is carried out simultaneously. It will be realized by a person skilled in the art that such methods could be adapted for the detection of differentially expressed proteins instead of differentially expressed nucleic acid sequences.


The nucleic acid (i.e. DNA or RNA) for practicing the present invention may be obtained according to well known methods.


Oligonucleotide primers of the present invention may be of any suitable length, depending on the particular assay format and the particular needs and targeted genomes employed. Optionally, the oligonucleotide primers are at least 12 nucleotides in length, preferably between 15 and 24 molecules, and they may be adapted to be especially suited to a chosen nucleic acid amplification system. As commonly known in the art, the oligonucleotide primers can be designed by taking into consideration the melting point of hybridization thereof with its targeted sequence (Sambrook et al., 1989, Molecular Cloning—A Laboratory Manual, 2nd Edition, CSH Laboratories; Ausubel et al., 1989, in Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, John Wiley & Sons Inc., N.Y.).


It will be appreciated that antisense oligonucleotides may be employed to quantify expression of a splice isoform of interest. Such detection is effected at the pre-mRNA level. Essentially the ability to quantitate transcription from a splice site of interest can be effected based on splice site accessibility. Oligonucleotides may compete with splicing factors for the splice site sequences. Thus, low activity of the antisense oligonucleotide is indicative of splicing activity.


The polymerase chain reaction and other nucleic acid amplification reactions are well known in the art (various non-limiting examples of these reactions are described in greater detail below). The pair of oligonucleotides according to this aspect of the present invention are preferably selected to have compatible melting temperatures (Tm), e.g., melting temperatures which differ by less than that 7° C., preferably less than 5° C., more preferably less than 4° C., most preferably less than 3° C., ideally between 3° C. and 0° C.


Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR): The polymerase chain reaction (PCR), as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,195 and 4,683,202 to Mullis and Mullis et al., is a method of increasing the concentration of a segment of target sequence in a mixture of genomic DNA without cloning or purification. This technology provides one approach to the problems of low target sequence concentration. PCR can be used to directly increase the concentration of the target to an easily detectable level. This process for amplifying the target sequence involves the introduction of a molar excess of two oligonucleotide primers which are complementary to their respective strands of the double-stranded target sequence to the DNA mixture containing the desired target sequence. The mixture is denatured and then allowed to hybridize. Following hybridization, the primers are extended with polymerase so as to form complementary strands. The steps of denaturation, hybridization (annealing), and polymerase extension (elongation) can be repeated as often as needed, in order to obtain relatively high concentrations of a segment of the desired target sequence.


The length of the segment of the desired target sequence is determined by the relative positions of the primers with respect to each other, and, therefore, this length is a controllable parameter. Because the desired segments of the target sequence become the dominant sequences (in terms of concentration) in the mixture, they are said to be “PCR-amplified.”


Ligase Chain Reaction (LCR or LAR): The ligase chain reaction [LCR; sometimes referred to as “Ligase Amplification Reaction” (LAR)] has developed into a well-recognized alternative method of amplifying nucleic acids. In LCR, four oligonucleotides, two adjacent oligonucleotides which uniquely hybridize to one strand of target DNA, and a complementary set of adjacent oligonucleotides, which hybridize to the opposite strand are mixed and DNA ligase is added to the mixture. Provided that there is complete complementarity at the junction, ligase will covalently link each set of hybridized molecules. Importantly, in LCR, two probes are ligated together only when they base-pair with sequences in the target sample, without gaps or mismatches. Repeated cycles of denaturation, and ligation amplify a short segment of DNA. LCR has also been used in combination with PCR to achieve enhanced detection of single-base changes: see for example Segev, PCT Publication No. W09001069 A1 (1990). However, because the four oligonucleotides used in this assay can pair to form two short ligatable fragments, there is the potential for the generation of target-independent background signal. The use of LCR for mutant screening is limited to the examination of specific nucleic acid positions.


Self-Sustained Synthetic Reaction (3SR/NASBA): The self-sustained sequence replication reaction (3SR) is a transcription-based in vitro amplification system that can exponentially amplify RNA sequences at a uniform temperature. The amplified RNA can then be utilized for mutation detection. In this method, an oligonucleotide primer is used to add a phage RNA polymerase promoter to the 5′ end of the sequence of interest. In a cocktail of enzymes and substrates that includes a second primer, reverse transcriptase, RNase H, RNA polymerase and ribo-and deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates, the target sequence undergoes repeated rounds of transcription, cDNA synthesis and second-strand synthesis to amplify the area of interest. The use of 3SR to detect mutations is kinetically limited to screening small segments of DNA (e.g., 200-300 base pairs).


Q-Beta (Qβ) Replicase: In this method, a probe which recognizes the sequence of interest is attached to the replicatable RNA template for Qβ replicase. A previously identified major problem with false positives resulting from the replication of unhybridized probes has been addressed through use of a sequence-specific ligation step. However, available thermostable DNA ligases are not effective on this RNA substrate, so the ligation must be performed by T4 DNA ligase at low temperatures (37 degrees C.). This prevents the use of high temperature as a means of achieving specificity as in the LCR, the ligation event can be used to detect a mutation at the junction site, but not elsewhere.


A successful diagnostic method must be very specific. A straight-forward method of controlling the specificity of nucleic acid hybridization is by controlling the temperature of the reaction. While the 3SR/NASBA, and Qβ systems are all able to generate a large quantity of signal, one or more of the enzymes involved in each cannot be used at high temperature (i.e., >55 degrees C). Therefore the reaction temperatures cannot be raised to prevent non-specific hybridization of the probes. If probes are shortened in order to make them melt more easily at low temperatures, the likelihood of having more than one perfect match in a complex genome increases. For these reasons, PCR and LCR currently dominate the research field in detection technologies.


The basis of the amplification procedure in the PCR and LCR is the fact that the products of one cycle become usable templates in all subsequent cycles, consequently doubling the population with each cycle. The final yield of any such doubling system can be expressed as: (1+X)n=y, where “X” is the mean efficiency (percent copied in each cycle), “n” is the number of cycles, and “y” is the overall efficiency, or yield of the reaction. If every copy of a target DNA is utilized as a template in every cycle of a polymerase chain reaction, then the mean efficiency is 100%. If 20 cycles of PCR are performed, then the yield will be 220, or 1,048,576 copies of the starting material. If the reaction conditions reduce the mean efficiency to 85%, then the yield in those 20 cycles will be only 1.8520, or 220,513 copies of the starting material. In other words, a PCR running at 85% efficiency will yield only 21% as much final product, compared to a reaction running at 100% efficiency. A reaction that is reduced to 50% mean efficiency will yield less than 1% of the possible product.


In practice, routine polymerase chain reactions rarely achieve the theoretical maximum yield, and PCRs are usually run for more than 20 cycles to compensate for the lower yield. At 50% mean efficiency, it would take 34 cycles to achieve the million-fold amplification theoretically possible in 20, and at lower efficiencies, the number of cycles required becomes prohibitive. In addition, any background products that amplify with a better mean efficiency than the intended target will become the dominant products.


Also, many variables can influence the mean efficiency of PCR, including target DNA length and secondary structure, primer length and design, primer and dNTP concentrations, and buffer composition, to name but a few. Contamination of the reaction with exogenous DNA (e.g., DNA spilled onto lab surfaces) or cross-contamination is also a major consideration. Reaction conditions must be carefully optimized for each different primer pair and target sequence, and the process can take days, even for an experienced investigator. The laboriousness of this process, including numerous technical considerations and other factors, presents a significant drawback to using PCR in the clinical setting. Indeed, PCR has yet to penetrate the clinical market in a significant way. The same concerns arise with LCR, as LCR must also be optimized to use different oligonucleotide sequences for each target sequence. In addition, both methods require expensive equipment, capable of precise temperature cycling.


Many applications of nucleic acid detection technologies, such as in studies of allelic variation, involve not only detection of a specific sequence in a complex background, but also the discrimination between sequences with few, or single, nucleotide differences. One method of the detection of allele-specific variants by PCR is based upon the fact that it is difficult for Taq polymerase to synthesize a DNA strand when there is a mismatch between the template strand and the 3′ end of the primer. An allele-specific variant may be detected by the use of a primer that is perfectly matched with only one of the possible alleles; the mismatch to the other allele acts to prevent the extension of the primer, thereby preventing the amplification of that sequence. This method has a substantial limitation in that the base composition of the mismatch influences the ability to prevent extension across the mismatch, and certain mismatches do not prevent extension or have only a minimal effect.


A similar 3′-mismatch strategy is used with greater effect to prevent ligation in the LCR. Any mismatch effectively blocks the action of the thermostable ligase, but LCR still has the drawback of target-independent background ligation products initiating the amplification. Moreover, the combination of PCR with subsequent LCR to identify the nucleotides at individual positions is also a clearly cumbersome proposition for the clinical laboratory.


The direct detection method according to various preferred embodiments of the present invention may be, for example a cycling probe reaction (CPR) or a branched DNA analysis.


When a sufficient amount of a nucleic acid to be detected is available, there are advantages to detecting that sequence directly, instead of making more copies of that target, (e.g., as in PCR and LCR). Most notably, a method that does not amplify the signal exponentially is more amenable to quantitative analysis. Even if the signal is enhanced by attaching multiple dyes to a single oligonucleotide, the correlation between the final signal intensity and amount of target is direct. Such a system has an additional advantage that the products of the reaction will not themselves promote further reaction, so contamination of lab surfaces by the products is not as much of a concern. Recently devised techniques have sought to eliminate the use of radioactivity and/or improve the sensitivity in automatable formats. Two examples are the “Cycling Probe Reaction” (CPR), and “Branched DNA” (bDNA).


Cycling probe reaction (CPR): The cycling probe reaction (CPR), uses a long chimeric oligonucleotide in which a central portion is made of RNA while the two termini are made of DNA. Hybridization of the probe to a target DNA and exposure to a thermostable RNase H causes the RNA portion to be digested. This destabilizes the remaining DNA portions of the duplex, releasing the remainder of the probe from the target DNA and allowing another probe molecule to repeat the process. The signal, in the form of cleaved probe molecules, accumulates at a linear rate. While the repeating process increases the signal, the RNA portion of the oligonucleotide is vulnerable to RNases that may carried through sample preparation.


Branched DNA: Branched DNA (bDNA), involves oligonucleotides with branched structures that allow each individual oligonucleotide to carry 35 to 40 labels (e.g., alkaline phosphatase enzymes). While this enhances the signal from a hybridization event, signal from non-specific binding is similarly increased.


The detection of at least one sequence change according to various preferred embodiments of the present invention may be accomplished by, for example restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP analysis), allele specific oligonucleotide (ASO) analysis, Denaturing/Temperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE/TGGE), Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism (SSCP) analysis or Dideoxy fingerprinting (ddF).


The demand for tests which allow the detection of specific nucleic acid sequences and sequence changes is growing rapidly in clinical diagnostics. As nucleic acid sequence data for genes from humans and pathogenic organisms accumulates, the demand for fast, cost-effective, and easy-to-use tests for as yet mutations within specific sequences is rapidly increasing.


A handful of methods have been devised to scan nucleic acid segments for mutations. One option is to determine the entire gene sequence of each test sample (e.g., a bacterial isolate). For sequences under approximately 600 nucleotides, this may be accomplished using amplified material (e.g., PCR reaction products). This avoids the time and expense associated with cloning the segment of interest. However, specialized equipment and highly trained personnel are required, and the method is too labor-intense and expensive to be practical and effective in the clinical setting.


In view of the difficulties associated with sequencing, a given segment of nucleic acid may be characterized on several other levels. At the lowest resolution, the size of the molecule can be determined by electrophoresis by comparison to a known standard run on the same gel. A more detailed picture of the molecule may be achieved by cleavage with combinations of restriction enzymes prior to electrophoresis, to allow construction of an ordered map. The presence of specific sequences within the fragment can be detected by hybridization of a labeled probe, or the precise nucleotide sequence can be determined by partial chemical degradation or by primer extension in the presence of chain-terminating nucleotide analogs.


Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP): For detection of single-base differences between like sequences, the requirements of the analysis are often at the highest level of resolution. For cases in which the position of the nucleotide in question is known in advance, several methods have been developed for examining single base changes without direct sequencing. For example, if a mutation of interest happens to fall within a restriction recognition sequence, a change in the pattern of digestion can be used as a diagnostic tool (e.g., restriction fragment length polymorphism [RFLP] analysis).


Single point mutations have been also detected by the creation or destruction of RFLPs. Mutations are detected and localized by the presence and size of the RNA fragments generated by cleavage at the mismatches. Single nucleotide mismatches in DNA heteroduplexes are also recognized and cleaved by some chemicals, providing an alternative strategy to detect single base substitutions, generically named the “Mismatch Chemical Cleavage” (MCC). However, this method requires the use of osmium tetroxide and piperidine, two highly noxious chemicals which are not suited for use in a clinical laboratory.


RFLP analysis suffers from low sensitivity and requires a large amount of sample. When RFLP analysis is used for the detection of point mutations, it is, by its nature, limited to the detection of only those single base changes which fall within a restriction sequence of a known restriction endonuclease. Moreover, the majority of the available enzymes have 4 to 6 base-pair recognition sequences, and cleave too frequently for many large-scale DNA manipulations. Thus, it is applicable only in a small fraction of cases, as most mutations do not fall within such sites.


A handful of rare-cutting restriction enzymes with 8 base-pair specificities have been isolated and these are widely used in genetic mapping, but these enzymes are few in number, are limited to the recognition of G+C-rich sequences, and cleave at sites that tend to be highly clustered. Recently, endonucleases encoded by group I introns have been discovered that might have greater than 12 base-pair specificity, but again, these are few in number.


Allele specific oligonucleotide (ASO): If the change is not in a recognition sequence, then allele-specific oligonucleotides (ASOs), can be designed to hybridize in proximity to the mutated nucleotide, such that a primer extension or ligation event can bused as the indicator of a match or a mis-match. Hybridization with radioactively labeled allelic specific oligonucleotides (ASO) also has been applied to the detection of specific point mutations. The method is based on the differences in the melting temperature of short DNA fragments differing by a single nucleotide. Stringent hybridization and washing conditions can differentiate between mutant and wild-type alleles. The ASO approach applied to PCR products also has been extensively utilized by various researchers to detect and characterize point mutations in ras genes and gsp/gip oncogenes. Because of the presence of various nucleotide changes in multiple positions, the ASO method requires the use of many oligonucleotides to cover all possible oncogenic mutations.


With either of the techniques described above (i.e., RFLP and ASO), the precise location of the suspected mutation must be known in advance of the test. That is to say, they are inapplicable when one needs to detect the presence of a mutation within a gene or sequence of interest.


Denaturing/Temperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE/TGGE): Two other methods rely on detecting changes in electrophoretic mobility in response to minor sequence changes. One of these methods, termed “Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis” (DGGE) is based on the observation that slightly different sequences will display different patterns of local melting when electrophoretically resolved on a gradient gel. In this manner, variants can be distinguished, as differences in melting properties of homoduplexes versus heteroduplexes differing in a single nucleotide can detect the presence of mutations in the target sequences because of the corresponding changes in their electrophoretic mobilities. The fragments to be analyzed, usually PCR products, are “clamped” at one end by a long stretch of G-C base pairs (30-80) to allow complete denaturation of the sequence of interest without complete dissociation of the strands. The attachment of a GC “clamp” to the DNA fragments increases the fraction of mutations that can be recognized by DGGE. Attaching a GC clamp to one primer is critical to ensure that the amplified sequence has a low dissociation temperature. Modifications of the technique have been developed, using temperature gradients, and the method can be also applied to RNA:RNA duplexes.


Limitations on the utility of DGGE include the requirement that the denaturing conditions must be optimized for each type of DNA to be tested. Furthermore, the method requires specialized equipment to prepare the gels and maintain the needed high temperatures during electrophoresis. The expense associated with the synthesis of the clamping tail on one oligonucleotide for each sequence to be tested is also a major consideration. In addition, long running times are required for DGGE. The long running time of DGGE was shortened in a modification of DGGE called constant denaturant gel electrophoresis (CDGE). CDGE requires that gels be performed under different denaturant conditions in order to reach high efficiency for the detection of mutations.


A technique analogous to DGGE, termed temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TGGE), uses a thermal gradient rather than a chemical denaturant gradient. TGGE requires the use of specialized equipment which can generate a temperature gradient perpendicularly oriented relative to the electrical field. TGGE can detect mutations in relatively small fragments of DNA therefore scanning of large gene segments requires the use of multiple PCR products prior to running the gel.


Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism (SSCP): Another common method, called “Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism” (SSCP) was developed by Hayashi, Sekya and colleagues and is based on the observation that single strands of nucleic acid can take on characteristic conformations in non-denaturing conditions, and these conformations influence electrophoretic mobility. The complementary strands assume sufficiently different structures that one strand may be resolved from the other. Changes in sequences within the fragment will also change the conformation, consequently altering the mobility and allowing this to be used as an assay for sequence variations.


The SSCP process involves denaturing a DNA segment (e.g., a PCR product) that is labeled on both strands, followed by slow electrophoretic separation on a non-denaturing polyacrylamide gel, so that intra-molecular interactions can form and not be disturbed during the run. This technique is extremely sensitive to variations in gel composition and temperature. A serious limitation of this method is the relative difficulty encountered in comparing data generated in different laboratories, under apparently similar conditions.


Dideoxy fingerprinting (ddF): The dideoxy fingerprinting (ddF) is another technique developed to scan genes for the presence of mutations. The ddF technique combines components of Sanger dideoxy sequencing with SSCP. A dideoxy sequencing reaction is performed using one dideoxy terminator and then the reaction products are electrophoresed on nondenaturing polyacrylamide gels to detect alterations in mobility of the termination segments as in SSCP analysis. While ddF is an improvement over SSCP in terms of increased sensitivity, ddF requires the use of expensive dideoxynucleotides and this technique is still limited to the analysis of fragments of the size suitable for SSCP (i.e., fragments of 200-300 bases for optimal detection of mutations).


In addition to the above limitations, all of these methods are limited as to the size of the nucleic acid fragment that can be analyzed. For the direct sequencing approach, sequences of greater than 600 base pairs require cloning, with the consequent delays and expense of either deletion sub-cloning or primer walking, in order to cover the entire fragment. SSCP and DGGE have even more severe size limitations. Because of reduced sensitivity to sequence changes, these methods are not considered suitable for larger fragments. Although SSCP is reportedly able to detect 90% of single-base substitutions within a 200 base-pair fragment, the detection drops to less than 50% for 400 base pair fragments. Similarly, the sensitivity of DGGE decreases as the length of the fragment reaches 500 base-pairs. The ddF technique, as a combination of direct sequencing and SSCP, is also limited by the relatively small size of the DNA that can be screened.


According to a presently preferred embodiment of the present invention the step of searching for any of the nucleic acid sequences described here, in tumor cells or in cells derived from a cancer patient is effected by any suitable technique, including, but not limited to, nucleic acid sequencing, polymerase chain reaction, ligase chain reaction, self-sustained synthetic reaction, Qβ-Replicase, cycling probe reaction, branched DNA, restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis, mismatch chemical cleavage, heteroduplex analysis, allele-specific oligonucleotides, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, constant denaturant gel electrophoresis, temperature gradient gel electrophoresis and dideoxy fingerprinting.


Detection may also optionally be performed with a chip or other such device. The nucleic acid sample which includes the candidate region to be analyzed is preferably isolated, amplified and labeled with a reporter group. This reporter group can be a fluorescent group such as phycoerythrin. The labeled nucleic acid is then incubated with the probes immobilized on the chip using a fluidics station. describe the fabrication of fluidics devices and particularly microcapillary devices, in silicon and glass substrates.


Once the reaction is completed, the chip is inserted into a scanner and patterns of hybridization are detected. The hybridization data is collected, as a signal emitted from the reporter groups already incorporated into the nucleic acid, which is now bound to the probes attached to the chip. Since the sequence and position of each probe immobilized on the chip is known, the identity of the nucleic acid hybridized to a given probe can be determined.


It will be appreciated that when utilized along with automated equipment, the above described detection methods can be used to screen multiple samples for a disease and/or pathological condition both rapidly and easily.


Amino Acid Sequences and Peptides


The terms “polypeptide,” “peptide” and “protein” are used interchangeably herein to refer to a polymer of amino acid residues. The terms apply to amino acid polymers in which one or more amino acid residue is an analog or mimetic of a corresponding naturally occurring amino acid, as well as to naturally occurring amino acid polymers. Polypeptides can be modified, e.g., by the addition of carbohydrate residues to form glycoproteins. The terms “polypeptide,” “peptide” and “protein” include glycoproteins, as well as non-glycoproteins.


Polypeptide products can be biochemically synthesized such as by employing standard solid phase techniques. Such methods include but are not limited to exclusive solid phase synthesis, partial solid phase synthesis methods, fragment condensation, classical solution synthesis. These methods are preferably used when the peptide is relatively short (i.e., 10 kDa) and/or when it cannot be produced by recombinant techniques (i.e., not encoded by a nucleic acid sequence) and therefore involves different chemistry.


Solid phase polypeptide synthesis procedures are well known in the art and further described by John Morrow Stewart and Janis Dillaha Young, Solid Phase Peptide Syntheses (2nd Ed., Pierce Chemical Company, 1984).


Synthetic polypeptides can optionally be purified by preparative high performance liquid chromatography [Creighton T. (1983) Proteins, structures and molecular principles. WH Freeman and Co. N.Y.], after which their composition can be confirmed via amino acid sequencing.


In cases where large amounts of a polypeptide are desired, it can be generated using recombinant techniques such as described by Bitter et al., (1987) Methods in Enzymol. 153:516-544, Studier et al. (1990) Methods in Enzymol. 185:60-89, Brisson et al. (1984) Nature 310:511-514, Takamatsu et al. (1987) EMBO J. 6:307-311, Coruzzi et al. (1984) EMBO J. 3:1671-1680 and Brogli et al., (1984) Science 224:838-843, Gurley et al. (1986) Mol. Cell. Biol. 6:559-565 and Weissbach & Weissbach, 1988, Methods for Plant Molecular Biology, Academic Press, NY, Section VIII, pp 421-463.


The present invention also encompasses polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotide sequences of the present invention, as well as polypeptides according to the amino acid sequences described herein. The present invention also encompasses homologues of these polypeptides, such homologues can be at least 50%, at least 55%, at least 60%, at least 65%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 95% or more say 100% homologous to the amino acid sequences set forth below, as can be determined using BlastP software of the National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBI) using default parameters, optionally and preferably including the following: filtering on (this option filters repetitive or low-complexity sequences from the query using the Seg (protein) program), scoring matrix is BLOSUM62 for proteins, word size is 3, E value is 10, gap costs are 11, 1 (initialization and extension), and number of alignments shown is 50. Finally, the present invention also encompasses fragments of the above described polypeptides and polypeptides having mutations, such as deletions, insertions or substitutions of one or more amino acids, either naturally occurring or artificially induced, either randomly or in a targeted fashion. Homology/identity of nucleic acid sequences is preferably determined by using BlastN software of the National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBI) using default parameters, which preferably include using the DUST filter program, and also preferably include having an E value of 10, filtering low complexity sequences and a word size of 11.


It will be appreciated that peptides identified according the present invention may be degradation products, synthetic peptides or recombinant peptides as well as peptidomimetics, typically, synthetic peptides and peptoids and semipeptoids which are peptide analogs, which may have, for example, modifications rendering the peptides more stable while in a body or more capable of penetrating into cells. Such modifications include, but are not limited to N terminus modification, C terminus modification, peptide bond modification, including, but not limited to, CH2-NH, CH2-S, CH2-S═O, O═C—NH, CH2-O, CH2-CH2, S═C—NH, CH═CH or CF═CH, backbone modifications, and residue modification. Methods for preparing peptidomimetic compounds are well known in the art and are specified. Further details in this respect are provided hereinunder.


Peptide bonds (—CO—NH—) within the peptide may be substituted, for example, by N-methylated bonds (—N(CH3)-CO—), ester bonds (—C(R)H—C—O—O—C(R)—N—), ketomethylen bonds (—CO—CH2-), α-aza bonds (—NH—N(R)—CO—), wherein R is any alkyl, e.g., methyl, carba bonds (—CH2-NH—), hydroxyethylene bonds (—CH(OH)—CH2-), thioamide bonds (—CS—NH—), olefinic double bonds (—CH═CH—), retro amide bonds (—NH—CO—), peptide derivatives (—N(R)—CH2-CO—), wherein R is the “normal” side chain, naturally presented on the carbon atom.


These modifications can occur at any of the bonds along the peptide chain and even at several (2-3) at the same time.


Natural aromatic amino acids, Trp, Tyr and Phe, may be substituted for synthetic non-natural acid such as Phenylglycine, TIC, naphthylelanine (Nol), ring-methylated derivatives of Phe, halogenated derivatives of Phe or o-methyl-Tyr.


In addition to the above, the peptides of the present invention may also include one or more modified amino acids or one or more non-amino acid monomers (e.g. fatty acids, complex carbohydrates etc).


As used herein in the specification and in the claims section below the term “amino acid” or “amino acids” is understood to include the 20 naturally occurring amino acids; those amino acids often modified post-translationally in vivo, including, for example, hydroxyproline, phosphoserine and phosphothreonine; and other unusual amino acids including, but not limited to, 2-aminoadipic acid, hydroxylysine, isodesmosine, nor-valine, nor-leucine and ornithine. Furthermore, the term “amino acid” includes both D- and L-amino acids.


Table 1 non-conventional or modified amino acids which can be used with the present invention.

TABLE 1Non-conventional aminoacidCodeNon-conventional amino acidCodeα-aminobutyric acidAbuL-N-methylalanineNmalaα-amino-α-methylbutyrateMgabuL-N-methylarginineNmargaminocyclopropane-CproL-N-methylasparagineNmasnCarboxylateL-N-methylaspartic acidNmaspaminoisobutyric acidAibL-N-methylcysteineNmcysaminonorbornyl-NorbL-N-methylglutamineNmginCarboxylateL-N-methylglutamic acidNmgluCyclohexylalanineChexaL-N-methylhistidineNmhisCyclopentylalanineCpenL-N-methylisolleucineNmileD-alanineDalL-N-methylleucineNmleuD-arginineDargL-N-methyllysineNmlysD-aspartic acidDaspL-N-methylmethionineNmmetD-cysteineDcysL-N-methylnorleucineNmnleD-glutamineDglnL-N-methylnorvalineNmnvaD-glutamic acidDgluL-N-methylornithineNmornD-histidineDhisL-N-methylphenylalanineNmpheD-isoleucineDileL-N-methylprolineNmproD-leucineDleuL-N-methylserineNmserD-lysineDlysL-N-methylthreonineNmthrD-methionineDmetL-N-methyltryptophanNmtrpD-ornithineDornL-N-methyltyrosineNmtyrD-phenylalanineDpheL-N-methylvalineNmvalD-prolineDproL-N-methylethylglycineNmetgD-serineDserL-N-methyl-t-butylglycineNmtbugD-threonineDthrL-norleucineNleD-tryptophanDtrpL-norvalineNvaD-tyrosineDtyrα-methyl-aminoisobutyrateMaibD-valineDvalα-methyl-γ-aminobutyrateMgabuD-α-methylalanineDmalaα-methylcyclohexylalanineMchexaD-α-methylarginineDmargα-methylcyclopentylalanineMcpenD-α-methylasparagineDmasnα-methyl-α-napthylalanineManapD-α-methylaspartateDmaspα-methylpenicillamineMpenD-α-methylcysteineDmcysN-(4-aminobutyl)glycineNgluD-α-methylglutamineDmglnN-(2-aminoethyl)glycineNaegD-α-methylhistidineDmhisN-(3-aminopropyl)glycineNornD-α-methylisoleucineDmileN-amino-α-methylbutyrateNmaabuD-α-methylleucineDmleuα-napthylalanineAnapD-α-methyllysineDmlysN-benzylglycineNpheD-α-methylmethionineDmmetN-(2-carbamylethyl)glycineNglnD-α-methylornithineDmornN-(carbamylmethyl)glycineNasnD-α-methylphenylalanineDmpheN-(2-carboxyethyl)glycineNgluD-α-methylprolineDmproN-(carboxymethyl)glycineNaspD-α-methylserineDmserN-cyclobutylglycineNcbutD-α-methylthreonineDmthrN-cycloheptylglycineNchepD-α-methyltryptophanDmtrpN-cyclohexylglycineNchexD-α-methyltyrosineDmtyN-cyclodecylglycineNcdecD-α-methylvalineDmvalN-cyclododeclglycineNcdodD-α-methylalnineDnmalaN-cyclooctylglycineNcoctD-α-methylarginineDnmargN-cyclopropylglycineNcproD-α-methylasparagineDnmasnN-cycloundecylglycineNcundD-α-methylasparatateDnmaspN-(2,2-diphenylethyl)glycineNbhmD-α-methylcysteineDnmcysN-(3,3-Nbhediphenylpropyl)glycineD-N-methylleucineDnmleuN-(3-indolylyethyl) glycineNhtrpD-N-methyllysineDnmlysN-methyl-γ-aminobutyrateNmgabuN-NmchexaD-N-methylmethionineDnmmetmethylcyclohexylalanineD-N-methylornithineDnmornN-methylcyclopentylalanineNmcpenN-methylglycineNalaD-N-methylphenylalanineDnmpheN-methylaminoisobutyrateNmaibD-N-methylprolineDnmproN-(1-methylpropyl)glycineNileD-N-methylserineDnmserN-(2-methylpropyl)glycineNileD-N-methylserineDnmserN-(2-methylpropyl)glycineNleuD-N-methylthreonineDnmthrD-N-methyltryptophanDnmtrpN-(1-methylethyl)glycineNvaD-N-methyltyrosineDnmtyrN-methyla-napthylalanineNmanapD-N-methylvalineDnmvalN-methylpenicillamineNmpenγ-aminobutyric acidGabuN-(p-hydroxyphenyl)glycineNhtyrL-t-butylglycineTbugN-(thiomethyl)glycineNcysL-ethylglycineEtgpenicillaminePenL-homophenylalanineHpheL-α-methylalanineMalaL-α-methylarginineMargL-α-methylasparagineMasnL-α-methylaspartateMaspL-α-methyl-t-butylglycineMtbugL-α-methylcysteineMcysL-methylethylglycineMetgL-α-methylglutamineMglnL-α-methylglutamateMgluL-α-methylhistidineMhisL-α-methylhomoMhphephenylalanineL-α-methylisoleucineMileN-(2-methylthioethyl)glycineNmetD-N-methylglutamineDnmglnN-(3-Nargguanidinopropyl)glycineD-N-methylglutamateDnmgluN-(1-hydroxyethyl)glycineNthrD-N-methylhistidineDnmhisN-(hydroxyethyl)glycineNserD-N-methylisoleucineDnmileN-(imidazolylethyl)glycineNhisD-N-methylleucineDnmleuN-(3-indolylyethyl)glycineNhtrpD-N-methyllysineDnmlysN-methyl-γ-aminobutyrateNmgabuN-NmchexaD-N-methylmethionineDnmmetmethylcyclohexylalanineD-N-methylornithineDnmornN-methylcyclopentylalanineNmcpenN-methylglycineNalaD-N-methylphenylalanineDnmpheN-methylaminoisobutyrateNmaibD-N-methylprolineDnmproN-(1-methylpropyl)glycineNileD-N-methylserineDnmserN-(2-methylpropyl)glycineNleuD-N-methylthreonineDnmthrD-N-methyltryptophanDnmtrpN-(1-methylethyl)glycineNvalD-N-methyltyrosineDnmtyrN-methyla-napthylalanineNmanapD-N-methylvalineDnmvalN-methylpenicillamineNmpenγ-aminobutyric acidGabuN-(p-hydroxyphenyl)glycineNhtyrL-t-butylglycineTbugN-(thiomethyl)glycineNcysL-ethylglycineEtgpenicillaminePenL-homophenylalanineHpheL-α-methylalanineMalaL-α-methylarginineMargL-α-methylasparagineMasnL-α-methylaspartateMaspL-α-methyl-t-butylglycineMtbugL-α-methylcysteineMcysL-methylethylglycineMetgL-α-methylglutamineMglnL-α-methylglutamateMgluL-α-methylhistidineMhisL-α-MhphemethylhomophenylalanineL-α-methylisoleucineMileN-(2-methylthioethyl)glycineNmetL-α-methylleucineMleuL-α-methyllysineMlysL-α-methylmethionineMmetL-α-methylnorleucineMnleL-α-methylnorvalineMnvaL-α-methylornithineMornL-α-methylphenylalanineMpheL-α-methylprolineMproL-α-methylserinemserL-α-methylthreonineMthrL-α-methylvalineMtrpL-α-methyltyrosineMtyrL-α-methylleucineMvalL-N-NmhpheNnbhmmethylhomophenylalanineN-(N-(2,2-diphenylethyl)N-(N-(3,3-diphenylpropyl)carbamylmethyl-glycineNnbhmcarbamylmethyl(1)glycineNnbhe1-carboxy-1-(2,2-diphenylethylamino)Nmbccyclopropane


Since the peptides of the present invention are preferably utilized in diagnostics which require the peptides to be in soluble form, the peptides of the present invention preferably include one or more non-natural or natural polar amino acids, including but not limited to serine and threonine which are capable of increasing peptide solubility due to their hydroxyl-containing side chain.


The peptides of the present invention are preferably utilized in a linear form, although it will be appreciated that in cases where cyclicization does not severely interfere with peptide characteristics, cyclic forms of the peptide can also be utilized.


The peptides of present invention can be biochemically synthesized such as by using standard solid phase techniques. These methods include exclusive solid phase synthesis well known in the art, partial solid phase synthesis methods, fragment condensation, classical solution synthesis. These methods are preferably used when the peptide is relatively short (i.e., 10 kDa) and/or when it cannot be produced by recombinant techniques (i.e., not encoded by a nucleic acid sequence) and therefore involves different chemistry.


Synthetic peptides can be purified by preparative high performance liquid chromatography and the composition of which can be confirmed via amino acid sequencing.


In cases where large amounts of the peptides of the present invention are desired, the peptides of the present invention can be generated using recombinant techniques such as described by Bitter et al., (1987) Methods in Enzymol. 153:516-544, Studier et al. (1990) Methods in Enzymol. 185:60-89, Brisson et al. (1984) Nature 310:511-514, Takamatsu et al. (1987) EMBO J. 6:307-311, Coruzzi et al. (1984) EMBO J. 3:1671-1680 and Brogli et al., (1984) Science 224:838-843, Gurley et al. (1986) Mol. Cell. Biol. 6:559-565 and Weissbach & Weissbach, 1988, Methods for Plant Molecular Biology, Academic Press, NY, Section VIII, pp 421-463 and also as described above.


Antibodies


“Antibody” refers to a polypeptide ligand that is preferably substantially encoded by an immunoglobulin gene or immunoglobulin genes, or fragments thereof, which specifically binds and recognizes an epitope (e.g., an antigen). The recognized immunoglobulin genes include the kappa and lambda light chain constant region genes, the alpha, gamma, delta, epsilon and mu heavy chain constant region genes, and the myriad-immunoglobulin variable region genes. Antibodies exist, e.g., as intact immunoglobulins or as a number of well characterized fragments produced by digestion with various peptidases. This includes, e.g., Fab′ and F(ab)′2 fragments. The term “antibody,” as used herein, also includes antibody fragments either produced by the modification of whole antibodies or those synthesized de novo using recombinant DNA methodologies. It also includes polyclonal antibodies, monoclonal antibodies, chimeric antibodies, humanized antibodies, or single chain antibodies. “Fc” portion of an antibody refers to that portion of an immunoglobulin heavy chain that comprises one or more heavy chain constant region domains, CH1, CH2 and CH3, but does not include the heavy chain variable region.


The functional fragments of antibodies, such as Fab, F(ab′)2, and Fv that are capable of binding to macrophages, are described as follows: (1) Fab, the fragment which contains a monovalent antigen-binding fragment of an antibody molecule, can be produced by digestion of whole antibody with the enzyme papain to yield an intact light chain and a portion of one heavy chain; (2) Fab′, the fragment of an antibody molecule that can be obtained by treating whole antibody with pepsin, followed by reduction, to yield an intact light chain and a portion of the heavy chain; two Fab′ fragments are obtained per antibody molecule; (3) (Fab′)2, the fragment of the antibody that can be obtained by treating whole antibody with the enzyme pepsin without subsequent reduction; F(ab′)2 is a dimer of two Fab′ fragments held together by two disulfide bonds; (4) Fv, defined as a genetically engineered fragment containing the variable region of the light chain and the variable region of the heavy chain expressed as two chains; and (5) Single chain antibody (“SCA”), a genetically engineered molecule containing the variable region of the light chain and the variable region of the heavy chain, linked by a suitable polypeptide linker as a genetically fused single chain molecule.


Methods of producing polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies as well as fragments thereof are well known in the art (See for example, Harlow and Lane, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, 1988, incorporated herein by reference).


Antibody fragments according to the present invention can be prepared by proteolytic hydrolysis of the antibody or by expression in E. coli or mammalian cells (e.g. Chinese hamster ovary cell culture or other protein expression systems) of DNA encoding the fragment. Antibody fragments can be obtained by pepsin or papain digestion of whole antibodies by conventional methods. For example, antibody fragments can be produced by enzymatic cleavage of antibodies with pepsin to provide a 5S fragment denoted F(ab′)2. This fragment can be further cleaved using a thiol reducing agent, and optionally a blocking group for the sulfhydryl groups resulting from cleavage of disulfide linkages, to produce 3.5S Fab′ monovalent fragments. Alternatively, an enzymatic cleavage using pepsin produces two monovalent Fab′ fragments and an Fc fragment directly. These methods are described, for example, by Goldenberg, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,036,945 and 4,331,647, and references contained therein, which patents are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. See also Porter, R. R. [Biochem. J. 73: 119-126 (1959)]. Other methods of cleaving antibodies, such as separation of heavy chains to form monovalent light-heavy chain fragments, further cleavage of fragments, or other enzymatic, chemical, or genetic techniques may also be used, so long as the fragments bind to the antigen that is recognized by the intact antibody.


Fv fragments comprise an association of VH and VL chains. This association may be noncovalent, as described in Inbar et al. [Proc. Nat'l Acad. Sci. USA 69:2659-62 (19720]. Alternatively, the variable chains can be linked by an intermolecular disulfide bond or cross-linked by chemicals such as glutaraldehyde. Preferably, the Fv fragments comprise VH and VL chains connected by a peptide linker. These single-chain antigen binding proteins (sFv) are prepared by constructing a structural gene comprising DNA sequences encoding the VH and VL domains connected by an oligonucleotide. The structural gene is inserted into an expression vector, which is subsequently introduced into a host cell such as E. coli. The recombinant host cells synthesize a single polypeptide chain with a linker peptide bridging the two V domains. Methods for producing sFvs are described, for example, by [Whitlow and Filpula, Methods 2: 97-105 (1991); Bird et al., Science 242:423-426 (1988); Pack et al., Bio/Technology 11:1271-77 (1993); and U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,778, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.


Another form of an antibody fragment is a peptide coding for a single complementarity-determining region (CDR). CDR peptides (“minimal recognition units”) can be obtained by constructing genes encoding the CDR of an antibody of interest. Such genes are prepared, for example, by using the polymerase chain reaction to synthesize the variable region from RNA of antibody-producing cells. See, for example, Larrick and Fry [Methods, 2: 106-10 (1991)].


Humanized forms of non-human (e.g., murine) antibodies are chimeric molecules of immunoglobulins, immunoglobulin chains or fragments thereof (such as Fv, Fab, Fab′, F(ab′) or other antigen-binding subsequences of antibodies) which contain minimal sequence derived from non-human immunoglobulin. Humanized antibodies include human immunoglobulins (recipient antibody) in which residues from a complementary determining region (CDR) of the recipient are replaced by residues from a CDR of a non-human species (donor antibody) such as mouse, rat or rabbit having the desired specificity, affinity and capacity. In some instances, Fv framework residues of the human immunoglobulin are replaced by corresponding non-human residues. Humanized antibodies may also comprise residues which are found neither in the recipient antibody nor in the imported CDR or framework sequences. In general, the humanized antibody will comprise substantially all of at least one, and typically two, variable domains, in which all or substantially all of the CDR regions correspond to those of a non-human immunoglobulin and all or substantially all of the FR regions are those of a human immunoglobulin consensus sequence. The humanized antibody optimally also will comprise at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant region (Fc), typically that of a human immunoglobulin [Jones et al., Nature, 321:522-525 (1986); Riechmann et al., Nature, 332:323-329 (1988); and Presta, Curr. Op. Struct. Biol., 2:593-596 (1992)].


Methods for humanizing non-human antibodies are well known in the art. Generally, a humanized antibody has one or more amino acid residues introduced into it from a source which is non-human. These non-human amino acid residues are often referred to as import residues, which are typically taken from an import variable domain. Humanization can be essentially performed following the method of Winter and co-workers [Jones et al., Nature, 321:522-525 (1986); Riechmann et al., Nature 332:323-327 (1988); Verhoeyen et al., Science, 239:1534-1536 (1988)], by substituting rodent CDRs or CDR sequences for the corresponding sequences of a human antibody. Accordingly, such humanized antibodies are chimeric antibodies (U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567), wherein substantially less than an intact human variable domain has been substituted by the corresponding sequence from a non-human species. In practice, humanized antibodies are typically human antibodies in which some CDR residues and possibly some FR residues are substituted by residues from analogous sites in rodent antibodies.


Human antibodies can also be produced using various techniques known in the art, including phage display libraries [Hoogenboom and Winter, J. Mol. Biol., 227:381 (1991); Marks et al., J. Mol. Biol., 222:581 (1991)]. The techniques of Cole et al. and Boerner et al. are also available for the preparation of human monoclonal antibodies (Cole et al., Monoclonal Antibodies and Cancer Therapy, Alan R. Liss, p. 77 (1985) and Boerner et al., J. Immunol., 147(1):86-95 (1991)]. Similarly, human antibodies can be made by introduction of human immunoglobulin loci into transgenic animals, e.g., mice in which the endogenous immunoglobulin genes have been partially or completely inactivated. Upon challenge, human antibody production is observed, which closely resembles that seen in humans in all respects, including gene rearrangement, assembly, and antibody repertoire. This approach is described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,545,807; 5,545,806; 5,569,825; 5,625,126; 5,633,425; 5,661,016, and in the following scientific publications: Marks et al., Bio/Technology 10,: 779-783 (1992); Lonberg et al., Nature 368: 856-859 (1994); Morrison, Nature 368 812-13 (1994); Fishwild et al., Nature Biotechnology 14, 845-51 (1996); Neuberger, Nature Biotechnology 14: 826 (1996); and-Lonberg and Huszar, Intern. Rev. Immunol. 13, 65-93 (1995).


Preferably, the antibody of this aspect of the present invention specifically binds at least one epitope of the polypeptide variants of the present invention. As used herein, the term “epitope” refers to any antigenic determinant on an antigen to which the paratope of an antibody binds.


Epitopic determinants usually consist of chemically active surface groupings of molecules such as amino acids or carbohydrate side chains and usually have specific three dimensional structural characteristics, as well as specific charge characteristics.


Optionally, a unique epitope may be created in a variant due to a change in one or more post-translational modifications, including but not limited to glycosylation and/or phosphorylation, as described below. Such a change may also cause a new epitope to be created, for example through removal of glycosylation at a particular site.


An epitope according to the present invention may also optionally comprise part or all of a unique sequence portion of a variant according to the present invention in combination with at least one other portion of the variant which is not contiguous to the unique sequence portion in the linear polypeptide itself, yet which are able to form an epitope in combination. One or more unique sequence portions may optionally combine with one or more other non-contiguous portions of the variant (including a portion which may have high homology to a portion of the known protein) to form an epitope.


Immunoassays


In another embodiment of the present invention, an immunoassay can be used to qualitatively or quantitatively detect and analyze markers in a sample. This method comprises: providing an antibody that specifically binds to a marker; contacting a sample with the antibody; and detecting the presence of a complex of the antibody bound to the marker in the sample.


To prepare an antibody that specifically binds to a marker, purified protein markers can be used. Antibodies that specifically bind to a protein marker can be prepared using any suitable methods known in the art.


After the antibody is provided, a marker can be detected and/or quantified using any of a number of well recognized immunological binding assays. Useful assays include, for example, an enzyme immune assay (EIA) such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), a radioimmune assay (RIA), a Western blot assay, or a slot blot assay see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,366,241; 4,376,110; 4,517,288; and 4,837,168). Generally, a sample obtained from a subject can be contacted with the antibody that specifically binds the marker.


Optionally, the antibody can be fixed to a solid support to facilitate washing and subsequent isolation of the complex, prior to contacting the antibody with a sample. Examples of solid supports include but are not limited to glass or plastic in the form of, e.g., a microtiter plate, a stick, a bead, or a microbead. Antibodies can also be attached to a solid support.


After incubating the sample with antibodies, the mixture is washed and the antibody-marker complex formed can be detected. This can be accomplished by incubating the washed mixture with a detection reagent. Alternatively, the marker in the sample can be detected using an indirect assay, wherein, for example, a second, labeled antibody is used to detect bound marker-specific antibody, and/or in a competition or inhibition assay wherein, for example, a monoclonal antibody which binds to a distinct epitope of the marker are incubated simultaneously with the mixture.


Throughout the assays, incubation and/or washing steps may be required after each combination of reagents. Incubation steps can vary from about 5 seconds to several hours, preferably from about 5 minutes to about 24 hours. However, the incubation time will depend upon the assay format, marker, volume of solution, concentrations and the like. Usually the assays will be carried out at ambient temperature, although they can be conducted over a range of temperatures, such as 10° C. to 40° C.


The immunoassay can be used to determine a test amount of a marker in a sample from a subject. First, a test amount of a marker in a sample can be detected using the immunoassay methods described above. If a marker is present in the sample, it will form an antibody-marker complex with an antibody that specifically binds the marker under suitable incubation conditions described above. The amount of an antibody-marker complex can optionally be determined by comparing to a standard. As noted above, the test amount of marker need not be measured in absolute units, as long as the unit of measurement can be compared to a control amount and/or signal.


Preferably used are antibodies which specifically interact with the polypeptides of the present invention and not with wild type proteins or other isoforms thereof, for example. Such antibodies are directed, for example, to the unique sequence portions of the polypeptide variants of the present invention, including but not limited to bridges, heads, tails and insertions described in greater detail below. Preferred embodiments of antibodies according to the present invention are described in greater detail with regard to the section entitled “Antibodies”.


Radio-immunoassay (RIA): In one version, this method involves precipitation of the desired substrate and in the methods detailed hereinbelow, with a specific antibody and radiolabelled antibody binding protein (e.g., protein A labeled with I125) immobilized on a precipitable carrier such as agarose beads. The number of counts in the precipitated pellet is proportional to the amount of substrate.


In an alternate version of the RIA, a labeled substrate and an unlabelled antibody binding protein are employed. A sample containing an unknown amount of substrate is added in varying amounts. The decrease in precipitated counts from the labeled substrate is proportional to the amount of substrate in the added sample.


Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA): This method involves fixation of a sample (e.g., fixed cells or a proteinaceous solution) containing a protein substrate to a surface such as a well of a microtiter plate. A substrate specific antibody coupled to an enzyme is applied and allowed to bind to the substrate. Presence of the antibody is then detected and quantitated by a colorimetric reaction employing the enzyme coupled to the antibody. Enzymes commonly employed in this method include horseradish peroxidase and alkaline phosphatase. If well calibrated and within the linear range of response, the amount of substrate present in the sample is proportional to the amount of color produced. A substrate standard is generally employed to improve quantitative accuracy.


Western blot: This method involves separation of a substrate from other protein by means of an acrylamide gel followed by transfer of the substrate to a membrane (e.g., nylon or PVDF). Presence of the substrate is then detected by antibodies specific to the substrate, which are in turn detected by antibody binding reagents. Antibody binding reagents may be, for example, protein A, or other antibodies. Antibody binding reagents may be radiolabelled or enzyme linked as described hereinabove. Detection may be by autoradiography, colorimetric reaction or chemiluminescence. This method allows both quantitation of an amount of substrate and determination of its identity by a relative position on the membrane which is indicative of a migration distance in the acrylamide gel during electrophoresis.


Immunohistochemical analysis: This method involves detection of a substrate in situ in fixed cells by substrate specific antibodies. The substrate specific antibodies may be enzyme linked or linked to fluorophores. Detection is by microscopy and subjective evaluation. If enzyme linked antibodies are employed, a colorimetric reaction may be required.


Fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS): This method involves detection of a substrate in situ in cells by substrate specific antibodies. The substrate specific antibodies are linked to fluorophores. Detection is by means of a cell sorting machine which reads the wavelength of light emitted from each cell as it passes through a light beam. This method may employ two or more antibodies simultaneously.


Radio-Imaging Methods


These methods include but are not limited to, positron emission tomography (PET) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Both of these techniques are non-invasive, and can be used to detect and/or measure a wide variety of tissue events and/or functions, such as detecting cancerous cells for example. Unlike PET, SPECT can optionally be used with two labels simultaneously. SPECT has some other advantages as well, for example with regard to cost and the types of labels that can be used. For example, US Patent No. 6,696,686 describes the use of SPECT for detection of breast cancer, and is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.


Display Libraries


According to still another aspect of the present invention there is provided a display library comprising a plurality of display vehicles (such as phages, viruses or bacteria) each displaying at least 6, at least 7, at least 8, at least 9, at least 10, 10-15, 12-17, 15-20, 15-30 or 20-50 consecutive amino acids derived from the polypeptide sequences of the present invention.


Methods of constructing such display libraries are well known in the art. Such methods are described in, for example, Young A C, et al., “The three-dimensional structures of a polysaccharide binding antibody to Cryptococcus neoformans and its complex with a peptide from a phage display library: implications for the identification of peptide mimotopes” J Mol Biol Dec. 12, 1997;274(4):622-34; Giebel L B et al. “Screening of cyclic peptide phage libraries identifies ligands that bind streptavidin with high affinities” Biochemistry Nov. 28, 1995;34(47):15430-5; Davies E L et al., “Selection of specific phage-display antibodies using libraries derived from chicken immunoglobulin genes” J Immunol Methods Oct. 12, 1995;186(l):125-35; Jones C R T al. “Current trends in molecular recognition and bioseparation” J Chromatogr A Jul. 14, 1995;707(1):3-22; Deng S J et al. “Basis for selection of improved carbohydrate-binding single-chain antibodies from synthetic gene libraries” Proc Natl Acad Sci USA May 23, 1995;92(11):4992-6; and Deng S J et al. “Selection of antibody single-chain variable fragments with improved carbohydrate binding by phage display” J Biol Chem Apr. 1, 1994;269(13):9533-8, which are incorporated herein by reference.


The following sections relate to Candidate Marker Examples (first section) and to Experimental Data for these Marker Examples (second section).


CANDIDATE MARKER EXAMPLES SECTION

This Section relates to Examples of sequences according to the present invention, including illustrative methods of selection thereof.


DESCRIPTION OF THE METHODOLOGY UNDERTAKEN TO UNCOVER THE BIOMOLECULAR SEQUENCES OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

Human ESTs and cDNAs were obtained from GenBank versions 136 (Jun. 15, 2003 ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/genbank/release.notes/gb136.release.notes); NCBI genome assembly of April 2003; RefSeq sequences from June 2003; Genbank version 139 (December 2003); Human Genome from NCBI (Build 34) (from October 2003); RefSeq sequences from December 2003; and from LifeSeq library of Incyte Corp (Wilmington, Del., USA; ESTs only). With regard to GenBank sequences, the human EST sequences from the EST (GBEST) section and the human mRNA sequences from the primate (GBPRI) section were used; also the human nucleotide RefSeq mRNA sequences were used (see for example www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Genbank/GenbankOverview.html and for a reference to the EST section, see www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/dbEST/; a general reference to dbEST, the EST database in GenBank, may be found in Boguski et al, Nat Genet. 1993 Aug.;4(4):332-3; all of which are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein).


Novel splice variants were predicted using the LEADS clustering and assembly system as described in Sorek, R., Ast, G. & Graur, D. Alu-containing exons are alternatively spliced. Genome Res 12, 1060-7 (2002); U.S. Pat. No: 6,625,545; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/426,002, published as US20040101876 on May 27 2004; all of which are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. Briefly, the software cleans the expressed sequences from repeats, vectors and immunoglobulins. It then aligns the expressed sequences to the genome taking alternatively splicing into account and clusters overlapping expressed sequences into “clusters” that represent genes or partial genes.


These were annotated using the GeneCarta (Compugen, Tel-Aviv, Israel) platform. The GeneCarta platform includes a rich pool of annotations, sequence information (particularly of spliced sequences), chromosomal information, alignments, and additional information such as SNPs, gene ontology terms, expression profiles, functional analyses, detailed domain structures, known and predicted proteins and detailed homology reports.


A brief explanation is provided with regard to the method of selecting the candidates. However, it should noted that this explanation is provided for descriptive purposes only, and is not intended to be limiting in any way. The potential markers were identified by a computational process that was designed to find genes and/or their splice variants that are over-expressed in tumor tissues, by using databases of expressed sequences. Various parameters related to the information in the EST libraries, determined according to a manual classification process, were used to assist in locating genes and/or splice variants thereof that are over-expressed in cancerous tissues. The detailed description of the selection method is presented in Example 1 below. The cancer biomarkers selection engine and the following wet validation stages are schematically summarized in FIG. 1.


EXAMPLE 1
Identification of Differentially Expressed Gene Products—Algorithm

In order to distinguish between differentially expressed gene products and constitutively expressed genes (i.e., house keeping genes ) an algorithm based on an analysis of frequencies was configured. A specific algorithm for identification of transcripts over expressed in cancer is described hereinbelow.


Dry Analysis


Library annotation—EST libraries are manually classified according to:

    • (i) Tissue origin
    • (ii) Biological source—Examples of frequently used biological sources for construction of EST libraries include cancer cell-lines; normal tissues; cancer tissues; fetal tissues; and others such as normal cell lines and pools of normal cell-lines, cancer cell-lines and combinations thereof. A specific description of abbreviations used below with regard to these tissues/cell lines etc is given above.
    • (iii) Protocol of library construction—various methods are known in the art for library construction including normalized library construction; non-normalized library construction; subtracted libraries; ORESTES and others. It will be appreciated that at times the protocol of library construction is not indicated.


The following rules were followed:


EST libraries originating from identical biological samples are considered as a single library.


EST libraries which included above-average levels of contamination, such as DNA contamination for example, were eliminated. The presence of such contamination was determined as follows. For each library, the number of unspliced ESTs that are not fully contained within other spliced sequences was counted. If the percentage of such sequences (as compared to all other sequences) was at least 4 standard deviations above the average for all libraries being analyzed, this library was tagged as being contaminated and was eliminated from further consideration in the below analysis (see also Sorek, R. & Safer, H. M. A novel algorithm for computational identification of contaminated EST libraries. Nucleic Acids Res 31, 1067-74 (2003)for further details).


Clusters (genes) having at least five sequences including at least two sequences from the tissue of interest were analyzed. Splice variants were identified by using the LEADS software package as described above.


EXAMPLE 2
Identification of Genes Over Expressed in Cancer

Two different scoring algorithms were developed.


Libraries score—candidate sequences which are supported by a number of cancer libraries, are more likely to serve as specific and effective diagnostic markers.


The basic algorithm—for each cluster the number of cancer and normal libraries contributing sequences to the cluster was counted. Fisher exact test was used to check if cancer libraries are significantly over-represented in the cluster as compared to the total number of cancer and normal libraries.


Library counting: Small libraries (e.g., less than 1000 sequences) were excluded from consideration unless they participate in the cluster. For this reason, the total number of libraries is actually adjusted for each cluster.


Clones no. score—Generally, when the number of ESTs is much higher in the cancer libraries relative to the normal libraries it might indicate actual over-expression.


The algorithm—


Clone counting: For counting EST clones each library protocol class was given a weight based on our belief of how much the protocol reflects actual expression levels:


(i) non-normalized: 1


(ii) normalized: 0.2


(iii) all other classes: 0.1


Clones number score—The total weighted number of EST clones from cancer libraries was compared to the EST clones from normal libraries. To avoid cases where one library contributes to the majority of the score, the contribution of the library that gives most clones for a given cluster was limited to 2 clones.


The score was computed as
c+1C/n+1N

where:


c—weighted number of “cancer” clones in the cluster.


C—weighted number of clones in all “cancer” libraries.


n—weighted number of “normal” clones in the cluster.


N—weighted number of clones in all “normal” libraries.


Clones number score significance—Fisher exact test was used to check if EST clones from cancer libraries are significantly over-represented in the cluster as compared to the total number of EST clones from cancer and normal libraries.


Two search approaches were used to find either general cancer-specific candidates or tumor specific candidates.

    • Libraries/sequences originating from tumor tissues are counted as well as libraries originating from cancer cell-lines (“normal” cell-lines were ignored).
    • Only libraries/sequences originating from tumor tissues are counted


EXAMPLE 3
Identification of tissue Specific Genes

For detection of tissue specific clusters, tissue libraries/sequences were compared to the total number of libraries/sequences in cluster. Similar statistical tools to those described in above were employed to identify tissue specific genes. Tissue abbreviations are the same as for cancerous tissues, but are indicated with the header “normal tissue”.


The algorithm—for each tested tissue T and for each tested cluster the following were examined:


1. Each cluster includes at least 2 libraries from the tissue T. At least 3 clones (weighed—as described above) from tissue T in the cluster; and


2. Clones from the tissue T are at least 40% from all the clones participating in the tested cluster


Fisher exact test P-values were computed both for library and weighted clone counts to check that the counts are statistically significant.


EXAMPLE 4
Identification of Splice Variants Expressed in Cancer of Clusters Which are Not Over Expressed in Cancer

Cancer-Specific Splice Variants Containing a Unique Region were Identified.


Identification of unique sequence regions in splice variants A Region is defined as a group of adjacent exons that always appear or do not appear together in each splice variant.


A “segment” (sometimes referred also as “seg” or “node”) is defined as the shortest contiguous transcribed region without known splicing inside.


Only reliable ESTs were considered for region and segment analysis. An EST was defined as unreliable if:


(i) Unspliced;


(ii) Not covered by RNA;


(iii) Not covered by spliced ESTs; and


(iv) Alignment to the genome ends in proximity of long poly-A stretch or starts in proximity of long poly-T stretch.


Only reliable regions were selected for further scoring. Unique sequence regions were considered reliable if:


(i) Aligned to the genome; and


(ii) Regions supported by more than 2 ESTs.


The algorithm


Each unique sequence region divides the set of transcripts into 2 groups:


(i) Transcripts containing this region (group TA).


(ii) Transcripts not containing this region (group TB).


The set of EST clones of every cluster is divided into 3 groups:


(i) Supporting (originating from) transcripts of group TA (S1).


(ii) Supporting transcripts of group TB (S2).


(iii) Supporting transcripts from both groups (S3).


Library and clones number scores described above were given to S1 group.


Fisher Exact Test P-values were used to check if:


S1 is significantly enriched by cancer EST clones compared to S2; and


S1 is significantly enriched by cancer EST clones compared to cluster background (S1+S2+S3).


Identification of unique sequence regions and division of the group of transcripts accordingly is illustrated in FIG. 2. Each of these unique sequence regions corresponds to a segment, also termed herein a “node”.


Region 1: common to all transcripts, thus it is preferably not considered for determining differential expression between variants; Region 2: specific to Transcript 1; Region 3: specific to Transcripts 2+3; Region 4: specific to Transcript 3; Region 5: specific to Transcripts 1 and 2; Region 6: specific to Transcript 1.


EXAMPLE 5
Identification of Cancer Specific Splice Variants of Genes Over Expressed in Cancer

A search for EST supported (no mRNA) regions for genes of:


(i) known cancer markers


(ii) Genes shown to be over-expressed in cancer in published micro-array experiments.


Reliable EST supported-regions were defined as supported by minimum of one of the following:


(i) 3 spliced ESTs; or


(ii) 2 spliced ESTs from 2 libraries;


(iii) 10 unspliced ESTs from 2 libraries, or


(iv) 3 libraries.


ACTUAL MARKER EXAMPLES

The following examples relate to specific actual marker examples.


EXPERIMENTAL EXAMPLES SECTION

This Section relates to Examples describing experiments involving these sequences, and illustrative, non-limiting examples of methods, assays and uses thereof. The materials and experimental procedures are explained first, as all experiments used them as a basis for the work that was performed.


The markers of the present invention were tested with regard to their expression in various cancerous and non-cancerous tissue samples. A description of the samples used in the panel is provided in Table 1 below. A description of the samples used in the normal tissue panel is provided in Table 2 below. Tests were then performed as described in the “Materials and Experimental Procedures” section below.

TABLE 1Tissue samples in testing panelsamplesex/renameLot nosourcepathologygradeageTNMstage52-B-ILC G1A605360BiochainInvasive1F/60LobularCarcinoma51-B-IDC G1A605361BiochainIDC1F/796-A-IDC G17238TABSIDC1F/60T2N0M0stage2A7-A-IDC G27263TABSIDC2F/43T1N0M0stage 112-A-IDC G21432TABSIDC2F/46T2N0M0stage2A13-A-IDC G2A0133TABSIDC2F/63T2N1aMx14-A-IDC G2A0135TABSIDC2F/37T2N2Mx15-A-IDC G27259TABSIDC2F/59T3N1M0stage3A16-A-IDC G24904020032TABSIDC2NAT3N1Mx17-A-IDC G24904020036TABSIDC2-3NAT3N1Mx43-B-IDC G2A609183BiochainIDC2F/4044-B-IDC G2A609198BiochainIDC2F/7745-B-IDC G2A609181BiochainIDC2F/5848-B-IDC G2A609222BiochainIDC2F/4449-B-IDC G2A609223BiochainIDC2F/5450-B-IDC G2A609224BiochainIDC2F/6953-B-IDC G2A605151BiochainIDC2F/4454-B-IDC G2A605353BiochainIDC2F/4155-B-IDC G2A609179BiochainIDC2F/4261-B-IDC G2A610029BiochainIDC2F/4662-B-IDC G2A609194BiochainIDC2F/5147-B-IDC G2A609221BiochainIDC246-B-Carci G2A609177BiochainCarcinoma2F/4826-A-IDC G37249TABSIDC3F/60T2N0M0stage2A27-A-IDC G34907020072TABSIDC3NAT2N0Mx42-A-IDC G36005020031TABSIDC3NAT1cN0Mx31-CG-IDCCG-154IchilovIDCNA32-A-Muc7116TABSMucinousF/54T2N0M0stageCarcicarcinoma2A35-A-N M67238NABSNormalF/60matchedto 6T36-A-N M77263NABSNormalF/43matchedto 7T39-A-N M157259NABSNormalF/59matchedto 15T40-A-N M121432NABSNormalF/46matchedto 12T41-A-N M267249NABSNormalF/60matchedto 26T56-B-NA609235BiochainNormalF/59PM57-B-NA609233BiochainNormalF/34PM58-B-NA609232BiochainNormalF/65PM59-B-NA607155BiochainNormalF/35PM60-B-NA609234BiochainNormalF/36PM63-Am-N26486AmbionNormal PSF/4364-Am-N23036AmbionNormalF/57PM65-Am-N31410AmbionNormalF/63PM66-Am-N36678AmbionNormalF/45PM67-Am-N073P010602086AAmbionNormalF/64PM









TABLE 2










Tissue samples in normal panel:













Lot no.
Source
Tissue
Pathology
Sex/Age
















 1-Am-Colon (C71)
071P10B
Ambion
Colon
PM
F/43


 2-B-Colon (C69)
A411078
Biochain
Colon
PM-Pool of 10
M&F


 3-Cl-Colon (C70)
1110101
Clontech
Colon
PM-Pool of 3
M&F


 4-Am-Small Intestine
091P0201A
Ambion
Small Intestine
PM
M/75


 5-B-Small Intestine
A501158
Biochain
Small Intestine
PM
M/63


 6-B-Rectum
A605138
Biochain
Rectum
PM
M/25


 7-B-Rectum
A610297
Biochain
Rectum
PM
M/24


 8-B-Rectum
A610298
Biochain
Rectum
PM
M/27


 9-Am-Stomach
110P04A
Ambion
Stomach
PM
M/16


10-B-Stomach
A501159
Biochain
Stomach
PM
M/24


11-B-Esophagus
A603814
Biochain
Esophagus
PM
M/26


12-B-Esophagus
A603813
Biochain
Esophagus
PM
M/41


13-Am-Pancreas
071P25C
Ambion
Pancreas
PM
M/25


14-CG-Pancreas
CG-255-2
Ichilov
Pancreas
PM
M/75


15-B-Lung
A409363
Biochain
Lung
PM
F/26


16-Am-Lung (L93)
111P0103A
Ambion
Lung
PM
F/61


17-B-Lung (L92)
A503204
Biochain
Lung
PM
M/28


18-Am-Ovary (O47)
061P43A
Ambion
Ovary
PM
F/16


19-B-Ovary (O48)
A504087
Biochain
Ovary
PM
F/51


20-B-Ovary (O46)
A504086
Biochain
Ovary
PM
F/41


21-Am-Cervix
101P0101A
Ambion
Cervix
PM
F/40


22-B-Cervix
A408211
Biochain
Cervix
PM
F/36


23-B-Cervix
A504089
Biochain
Cervix
PM-Pool of 5
M&F


24-B-Uterus
A411074
Biochain
Uterus
PM-Pool of 10
M&F


25-B-Uterus
A409248
Biochain
Uterus
PM
F/43


26-B-Uterus
A504090
Biochain
Uterus
PM-Pool of 5
M&F


27-B-Bladder
A501157
Biochain
Bladder
PM
M/29


28-Am-Bladder
071P02C
Ambion
Bladder
PM
M/20


29-B-Bladder
A504088
Biochain
Bladder
PM-Pool of 5
M&F


30-Am-Placenta
021P33A
Ambion
Placenta
PB
F/33


31-B-Placenta
A410165
Biochain
Placenta
PB
F/26


32-B-Placenta
A411073
Biochain
Placenta
PB-Pool of 5
M&F


33-B-Breast (B59)
A607155
Biochain
Breast
PM
F/36


34-Am-Breast (B63)
26486
Ambion
Breast
PM
F/43


35-Am-Breast (B64)
23036
Ambion
Breast
PM
F/57


36-Cl-Prostate (P53)
1070317
Clontech
Prostate
PB-Pool of 47
M&F


37-Am-Prostate (P42)
061P04A
Ambion
Prostate
PM
M/47


38-Am-Prostate (P59)
25955
Ambion
Prostate
PM
M/62


39-Am-Testis
111P0104A
Ambion
Testis
PM
M/25


40-B-Testis
A411147
Biochain
Testis
PM
M/74


41-Cl-Testis
1110320
Clontech
Testis
PB-Pool of 45
M&F


42-CG-Adrenal
CG-184-10
Ichilov
Adrenal
PM
F/81


43-B-Adrenal
A610374
Biochain
Adrenal
PM
F/83


44-B-Heart
A411077
Biochain
Heart
PB-Pool of 5
M&F


45-CG-Heart
CG-255-9
Ichilov
Heart
PM
M/75


46-CG-Heart
CG-227-1
Ichilov
Heart
PM
F/36


47-Am-Liver
081P0101A
Ambion
Liver
PM
M/64


48-CG-Liver
CG-93-3
Ichilov
Liver
PM
F/19


49-CG-Liver
CG-124-4
Ichilov
Liver
PM
F/34


50-Cl-BM
1110932
Clontech
Bone Marrow
PM-Pool of 8
M&F


51-CGEN-Blood
WBC#5
CGEN
Blood

M


52-CGEN-Blood
WBC#4
CGEN
Blood

M


53-CGEN-Blood
WBC#3
CGEN
Blood

M


54-CG-Spleen
CG-267
Ichilov
Spleen
PM
F/25


55-CG-Spleen
111P0106B
Ambion
Spleen
PM
M/25


56-CG-Spleen
A409246
Biochain
Spleen
PM
F/12


56-CG-Thymus
CG-98-7
Ichilov
Thymus
PM
F/28


58-Am-Thymus
101P0101A
Ambion
Thymus
PM
M/14


59-B-Thymus
A409278
Biochain
Thymus
PM
M/28


60-B-Thyroid
A610287
Biochain
Thyroid
PM
M/27


61-B-Thyroid
A610286
Biochain
Thyroid
PM
M/24


62-CG-Thyroid
CG-119-2
Ichilov
Thyroid
PM
F/66


63-Cl-Salivary Gland
1070319
Clontech
Salivary Gland
PM-Pool of 24
M&F


64-Am-Kidney
111P0101B
Ambion
Kidney
PM-Pool of 14
M&F


65-Cl-Kidney
1110970
Clontech
Kidney
PM-Pool of 14
M&F


66-B-Kidney
A411080
Biochain
Kidney
PM-Pool of 5
M&F


67-CG-Cerebellum
CG-183-5
Ichilov
Cerebellum
PM
M/74


68-CG-Cerebellum
CG-212-5
Ichilov
Cerebellum
PM
M/54


69-B-Brain
A411322
Biochain
Brain
PM
M/28


70-Cl-Brain
1120022
Clontech
Brain
PM-Pool of 2
M&F


71-B-Brain
A411079
Biochain
Brain
PM-Pool of 2
M&F


72-CG-Brain
CG-151-1
Ichilov
Brain
PM
F/86


73-Am-Skeletal Muscle
101P013A
Ambion
Skeletal Muscle
PM
F/28


74-Cl-Skeletal Muscle
1061038
Clontech
Skeletal Muscle
PM-Pool of 2
M&F









Materials and Experimental Procedures

RNA preparation—RNA was obtained from Clontech (Franklin Lakes, N.J. USA 07417, www.clontech.com), BioChain Inst. Inc. (Hayward, Calif. 94545 USA www.biochain.com), ABS (Wilmington, Del. 19801, USA, http://www.absbioreagents.com) or Ambion (Austin, Tex. 78744 USA, http://www.ambion.com). Alternatively, RNA was generated from tissue samples using TRI-Reagent (Molecular Research Center), according to Manufacturer's instructions. Tissue and RNA samples were obtained from patients or from postmortem. Total RNA samples were treated with DNaseI (Ambion) and purified using RNeasy columns (Qiagen).


RT PCR—Purified RNA (1 μg) was mixed with 150 ng Random Hexamer primers (Invitrogen) and 500 μM dNTP in a total volume of 15.6 μl. The mixture was incubated for 5 min at 65° C. and then quickly chilled on ice. Thereafter, 5 μl of 5× SuperscriptII first strand buffer (Invitrogen), 2.4 μl 0.1M DTT and 40 units RNasin (Promega) were added, and the mixture was incubated for 10 min at 25° C., followed by further incubation at 42° C. for 2 min. Then, 1 μl (200units) of SuperscriptII (Invitrogen) was added and the reaction (final volume of 25μl) was incubated for 50 min at 42° C. and then inactivated at 70° C. for 15 min. The resulting cDNA was diluted 1:20 in TE buffer (10 mM Tris pH=8, 1 mM EDTA pH=8).


Real-Time RT-PCR analysis—cDNA (5 μl), prepared as described above, was used as a template in Real-Time PCR reactions using the SYBR Green I assay (PE Applied Biosystem) with specific primers and UNG Enzyme (Eurogentech or ABI or Roche). The amplification was effected as follows: 50° C. for 2 min, 95° C. for 10 min, and then 40 cycles of 95° C. for 15 sec, followed by 60° C. for 1 min. Detection was performed by using the PE Applied Biosystem SDS 7000. The cycle in which the reactions achieved a threshold level (Ct) of fluorescence was registered and was used to calculate the relative transcript quantity in the RT reactions. The relative quantity was calculated using the equation Q=efficiencylˆ−Ct. The efficiency of the PCR reaction was calculated from a standard curve, created by using serial dilutions of several reverse transcription (RT) reactions. To minimize inherent differences in the RT reaction, the resulting relative quantities were normalized to the geometric mean of the relative quantities of several housekeeping (HSKP) genes. Schematic summary of quantitative real-time PCR analysis is presented in FIG. 3. As shown, the x-axis shows the cycle number. The CT=Threshold Cycle point, which is the cycle that the amplification curve crosses the fluorescence threshold that was set in the experiment. This point is a calculated cycle number in which PCR product signal is above the background level (passive dye ROX) and still in the Geometric/Exponential phase (as shown, once the level of fluorescence crosses the measurement threshold, it has a geometrically increasing phase, during which measurements are most accurate, followed by a linear phase and a plateau phase; for quantitative measurements, the latter two phases do not provide accurate measurements). The y-axis shows the normalized reporter fluorescence. It should be noted that this type of analysis provides relative quantification.


The sequences of the housekeeping genes measured in all the examples on breast cancer panel were as follows:

G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM_000402(SEQ ID NO: 918))G6PD Forward primer:(SEQ ID NO: 919)gaggccgtcaccaagaacatG6PD Reverse primer:(SEQ ID NO: 920)ggacagccggtcagagctcG6PD-amplicon:(SEQ ID NO: 921)gaggccgtcaccaagaacattcacgagtcctgcatgagccagataggctggaaccgcatcatcgtggagaagcccttcgggagggacctgcagagctctgaccggctgtccSDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM_004168(SEQ ID NO: 922))SDHA Forward primer:(SEQ ID NO: 923)TGGGAACAAGAGGGCATCTGSDHA reverse primer:(SEQ ID NO: 924)CCACCACTGCATCAAATTCATGSDHA-amplicon:(SEQ ID NO: 925)TGGGAACAAGAGGGCATCTGCTAAAGTTTCAGATTCCATTTCTGCTCAGTATCCAGTAGTGGATCATGAATTTGATGCAGTGGTGGPBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323,(SEQ ID NO: 926))PBGD Forward primer:(SEQ ID NO: 927)TGAGAGTGATTCGCGTGGGPBGD Reverse primer:(SEQ ID NO: 928)CCAGGGTACGAGGCTTTCAATPBGD-amplicon:(SEQ ID NO: 929)TGAGAGTGATTCGCGTGGGTACCCGCAAGAGCCAGCTTGCTCGCATACAGACGGACAGTGTGGTGGCAACATTGAAAGCCTCGTACCCTGGHPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM_000194,(SEQ ID NO: 930))HPRT1 Forward primer:(SEQ ID NO: 931)TGACACTGGCAAAACAATGCAHPRT1 reverse primer:(SEQ ID NO: 932)GGTCCTTTTCACCAGCAAGCTHPRT1-amplicon:(SEQ ID NO: 933)TGACACTGGCAAAACAATGCAGACTTTGCTTTCCTTGGTCAGGCAGTATAATCCAAAGATGGTCAAGGTCGCAAGCTTGCTGGTGAAAAGGACC


The sequences of the housekeeping genes measured in all the examples on normal tissue samples panel were as follows:

RPL19 (GenBank Accession No. NM_000981,(SEQ ID NO: 934))RPL19 Forward primer:(SEQ ID NO: 935)TGGCAAGAAGAAGGTCTGGTTAGRPL19 reverse primer:(SEQ ID NO: 936)TGATCAGCCCATCTTTGATGAGRPL19-amplicon:(SEQ ID NO: 937)TGGCAAGAAGAAGGTCTGGTTAGACCCCAATGAGACCAATGAAATCGCCAATGCCAACTCCCGTCAGCAGATCCGGAAGCTCATCAAAGATGGGCTGATCATATA box (GenBank Accession No. NM_003194,(SEQ ID NO: 938))TATA box Forward primer:(SEQ ID NO: 939)CGGTTTGCTGCGGTAATCATTATA box Reverse primer:(SEQ ID NO: 940)TTTCTTGCTGCCAGTCTGGACTATA box-amplicon:(SEQ ID NO: 941)CGGTTTGCTGCGGTAATCATGAGGATAAGAGAGCCACGAACCACGGCACTGATTTTCAGTTCTGGGAAAATGGTGTGCACAGGAGCCAAGAGTGAAGAACAGTCCAGACTGGCAGCAAGAAAUBC (GenBank Accession No. BC000449(SEQ ID NO: 942))UBC Forward primer:(SEQ ID NO: 943)ATTTGGGTCGCGGTTCTTGUBC reverse primer:(SEQ ID NO: 944)TGCCTTGACATTCTCGATGGTUBC-amplicon:(SEQ ID NO: 945)ATTTGGGTCGCGGTTCTTGTTTGTGGATCGCTGTGATCGTCACTTGACAATGCAGATCTTCGTGAAGACTCTGACTGGTAAGACCATCACCCTCGAGGTTGAGCCCAGTGACACCATCGAGAATGTCAAGGCASDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM_004168(SEQ ID NO: 922))SDHA Forward primer:(SEQ ID NO: 923)TGGGAACAAGAGGGCATCTGSDHA reverse primer:(SEQ ID NO: 924)CCACCACTGCATCAAATTCATGSDHA-amplicon:(SEQ ID NO: 925)TGGGAACAAGAGGGCATCTGCTAAAGTTTCAGATTCCATTTCTGCTCAGTATCCAGTAGTGGATCATGAATTTGATGCAGTGGTGG


Oligonucleotide-Based Micro-Array Experiment Protocol—


Microarray Fabrication


Microarrays (chips) were printed by pin deposition using the MicroGrid II MGII 600 robot from BioRobotics Limited (Cambridge, UK). 50-mer oligonucleotides target sequences were designed by Compugen Ltd (Tel-Aviv, IL) as described by A. Shoshan et al, “Optical technologies and informatics”, Proceedings of SPIE. Vol 4266, pp. 86-95 (2001). The designed oligonucleotides were synthesized and purified by desalting with the Sigma-Genosys system (The Woodlands, Tex., US) and all of the oligonucleotides were joined to a C6 amino-modified linker at the 5′ end, or being attached directly to CodeLink slides (Cat #25-6700-01. Amersham Bioscience, Piscataway, N.J., US). The 50-mer oligonucleotides, forming the target sequences, were first suspended in Ultra-pure DDW (Cat # 01-866-1A Kibbutz Beit-Haemek, Israel) to a concentration of 50 μM. Before printing the slides, the oligonucleotides were resuspended in 300 mM sodium phosphate (pH 8.5) to final concentration of 150 mM and printed at 35-40% relative humidity at 21° C.


Each slide contained a total of 9792 features in 32 subarrays. Of these features, 4224 features were sequences of interest according to the present invention and negative controls that were printed in duplicate. An additional 288 features (96 target sequences printed in triplicate) contained housekeeping genes from Human Evaluation Library2, Compugen Ltd, Israel. Another 384 features are E.coli spikes 1-6, which are oligos to E-Coli genes which are commercially available in the Array Control product (Array control-sense oligo spots, Ambion Inc. Austin, Tex. Cat # 1781, Lot # 112K06).


Post-Coupling Processing of Printed Slides


After the spotting of the oligonucleotides to the glass (CodeLink) slides, the slides were incubated for 24 hours in a sealed saturated NaCl humidification chamber (relative humidity 70-75%).


Slides were treated for blocking of the residual reactive groups by incubating them in blocking solution at 50° C for 15 minutes (10 ml/slide of buffer containing 0.1M Tris, 50 mM ethanolamine, 0.1% SDS). The slides were then rinsed twice with Ultra-pure DDW (double distilled water). The slides were then washed with wash solution (10 ml/slide. 4×SSC, 0.1% SDS)) at 50° C. for 30 minutes on the shaker. The slides were then rinsed twice with Ultra-pure DDW, followed by drying by centrifugation for 3 minutes at 800 rpm.


Next, in order to assist in automatic operation of the hybridization protocol, the slides were treated with Ventana Discovery hybridization station barcode adhesives. The printed slides were loaded on a Bio-Optica (Milan, Italy) hematology staining device and were incubated for 10 minutes in 50 ml of 3-Aminopropyl Triethoxysilane (Sigma A3648 lot #122K589). Excess fluid was dried and slides were then incubated for three hours in 20 mm/Hg in a dark vacuum desiccator (Pelco 2251, Ted Pella, Inc. Redding Calif.).


The following protocol was then followed with the Genisphere 900-RP (random primer), with mini elute columns on the Ventana Discovery HybStation™, to perform the microarray experiments. Briefly, the protocol was performed as described with regard to the instructions and information provided with the device itself. The protocol included cDNA synthesis and labeling. cDNA concentration was measured with the TBS-380 (Turner Biosystems. Sunnyvale, Calif.) PicoFlour, which is used with the OliGreen ssDNA Quantitation reagent and kit. Hybridization was performed with the Ventana Hybridization device, according to the provided protocols (Discovery Hybridization Station Tuscon Ariz.).


The slides were then scanned with GenePix 4000B dual laser scanner from Axon Instruments Inc, and analyzed by GenePix Pro 5.0 software.


Schematic summary of the oligonucleotide based microarray fabrication and the experimental flow is presented in FIGS. 4 and 5.


Briefly, as shown in FIG. 4, DNA oligonucleotides at 25 uM were deposited (printed) onto Amersham ‘CodeLink’ glass slides generating a well defined ‘spot’. These slides are covered with a long-chain, hydrophilic polymer chemistry that creates an active 3-D surface that covalently binds the DNA oligonucleotides 5′-end via the C6-amine modification. This binding ensures that the full length of the DNA oligonucleotides is available for hybridization to the cDNA and also allows lower background, high sensitivity and reproducibility.



FIG. 5 shows a schematic method for performing the microarray experiments. It should be noted that stages on the left-hand or right-hand side may optionally be performed in any order, including in parallel, until stage 4 (hybridization). Briefly, on the left-hand side, the target oligonucleotides are being spotted on a glass microscope slide (although optionally other materials could be used) to form a spotted slide (stage 1). On the right hand side, control sample RNA and cancer sample RNA are Cy3 and Cy5 labeled, respectively (stage 2), to form labeled probes. It should be noted that the control and cancer samples come from corresponding tissues (for example, normal prostate tissue and cancerous prostate tissue). Furthermore, the tissue from which the RNA was taken is indicated below in the specific examples of data for particular clusters, with regard to overexpression of an oligonucleotide from a “chip” (microarray), as for example “prostate” for chips in which prostate cancerous tissue and normal tissue were tested as described above. In stage 3, the probes are mixed. In stage 4, hybridization is performed to form a processed slide. In stage 5, the slide is washed and scanned to form an image file, followed by data analysis in stage 6.


Description for Cluster T10888

Cluster T10888 features 4 transcript(s) and 8 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.T10888_PEA_1_T11T10888_PEA_1_T42T10888_PEA_1_T53T10888_PEA_1_T64









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.














T10888_PEA_1_node_11
5



T10888_PEA_1_node_12
6



T10888_PEA_1_node_17
7



T10888_PEA_1_node_4
8



T10888_PEA_1_node_6
9



T10888_PEA_1_node_7
10



T10888_PEA_1_node_9
11



T10888_PEA_1_node_15
12

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Protein Name
Sequence ID No.







T10888_PEA_1_P2
14



T10888_PEA_1_P4
15



T10888_PEA_1_P5
16



T10888_PEA_1_P6
17










These sequences are variants of the known protein Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 precursor (SEQ ID NO:13) (SwissProt accession identifier CEA6_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms Normal cross-reacting antigen; Nonspecific crossreacting antigen; CD66c antigen), SEQ ID NO:13, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


The sequence for protein Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 precursor (SEQ ID NO:13) is given at the end of the application, as “Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 precursor (SEQ ID NO:13) amino acid sequence”. Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceComment138F -> L239V -> G


Protein Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 precursor (SEQ ID NO:13) localization is believed to be Attached to the membrane by a GPI-anchor.


The previously known protein also has the following indication(s) and/or potential therapeutic use(s): Cancer. It has been investigated for clinical/therapeutic use in humans, for example as a target for an antibody or small molecule, and/or as a direct therapeutic; available information related to these investigations is as follows. Potential pharmaceutically related or therapeutically related activity or activities of the previously known protein are as follows: Immunostimulant. A therapeutic role for a protein represented by the cluster has been predicted. The cluster was assigned this field because there was information in the drug database or the public databases (e.g., described herein above) that this protein, or part thereof, is used or can be used for a potential therapeutic indication: Imaging agent; Anticancer; Immunostimulant; Immunoconjugate; Monoclonal antibody, murine; Antisense therapy; antibody.


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: signal transduction; cell-cell signaling, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; and integral plasma membrane protein, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster T10888 can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the right hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 6 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 6 and Table 5. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: colorectal cancer, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues, pancreas carcinoma and gastric carcinoma.

TABLE 5Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberBladder0Colon107Epithelial52General22head and neck40Lung237Breast0pancreas32Prostate12Stomach0









TABLE 6










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





Bladder
5.4e−01
3.4e−01
5.6e−01
1.8
4.6e−01
1.9


Colon
1.2e−01
1.7e−01
2.8e−05
3.7
7.9e−04
2.8


epithelial
3.3e−02
2.1e−01
2.8e−20
2.8
4.8e−10
1.9


General
3.3e−05
2.2e−03
1.9e−44
4.9
4.6e−27
3.3


head and neck
4.6e−01
4.3e−01
1
0.8
7.5e−01
1.0


Lung
7.6e−01
8.2e−01
8.9e−01
0.6
1
0.3


Breast
3.7e−02
4.1e−02
1.5e−01
3.3
3.1e−01
2.4


pancreas
2.6e−01
2.4e−01
8.6e−23
2.8
1.5e−19
4.5


Prostate
9.1e−01
9.3e−01
4.1e−02
1.2
1.0e−01
1.0


Stomach
4.5e−02
5.6e−02
5.1e−04
4.1
4.7e−04
6.3









As noted above, cluster T10888 features 4 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 precursor (SEQ ID NO:13). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T10888_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:1). An alignment is given to the known protein (Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 precursor (SEQ ID NO:13)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14) and CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKEVLLLAHNLP QNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRETIYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTG FYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPELPKPSISSNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYL WWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTLTLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVLY GPDVPTISPSKANYRPGENLNLSCHAASNPPAQYSWFINGTFQQSTQELFIPNITVNNSGS YMCQAHNSATGLNRTTVTMITVS corresponding to amino acids 1-319 of CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-319 of T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence DWTRP (SEQ ID NO:999) corresponding to amino acids 320-324 of T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence DWTRP (SEQ ID NO:999) in T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 7, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?13V ->No232N -> DNo324P ->No63I ->No92G ->No


Variant protein T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T10888_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:1), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T10888_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:1) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 151 and ends at position 1122. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 8 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T10888_PEA1—P2 (SEQ ID NO:14) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?119C -> TNo120A -> TNo1062A -> GYes1120C ->No1297G -> TYes1501A -> GYes1824G -> ANo2036A -> CNo2036A -> GNo2095A -> CNo2242A -> CNo2245A -> CNo189C ->No2250A -> TYes2339C -> AYes276G -> AYes338T ->No424G ->No546A -> GNo702C -> TNo844A -> GNo930C -> TYes


Variant protein T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15 according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T10888_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:2). An alignment is given to the known protein (Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 precursor (SEQ ID NO:13)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15) and CEA6_HUMAN SEQ ID NO:13):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to

MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKEVLLLAHNLPQNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRETIYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTGFYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPELPKPSISSNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYLWWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTLTLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVL


corresponding to amino acids 1-234 of CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-234 of T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence LLLSSQLWPPSASRLECWPGWL (SEQ ID NO:1000) corresponding to amino acids 235-256 of T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence LLLSSQLWPPSASRLECWPGWL (SEQ ID NO:1000) in T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15).


Comparison report between T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15) and Q13774 (SEQ ID NO:829):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKEVLLLAHNLP QNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRETIYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTG FYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPELPKPSISSNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYL WWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTLTLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVL corresponding to amino acids 1-234 of Q13774, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-234 of T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence LLLSSQLWPPSASRLECWPGWL (SEQ ID NO:1000) corresponding to amino acids 235-256 of T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence LLLSSQLWPPSASRLECWPGWL (SEQ ID NO:1000) in T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15 also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 9, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 9Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?13V ->No232N -> DNo63I ->No92G ->No


Variant protein T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T10888_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:2), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T10888_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:2) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 151 and ends at position 918. The transcript also the following SNPs as listed in Table 10 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T10888_PEA1_P4 SEQ ID NO:15) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 10Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?119C -> TNo120A -> TNo978C ->No1155G -> TYes1359A -> GYes1682G -> ANo1894A -> CNo1894A -> GNo1953A -> CNo2100A -> CNo2103A -> CNo2108A -> TYes189C ->No2197C -> AYes276G -> AYes338T ->No424G ->No546A -> GNo702C -> TNo844A -> GNo958G ->No


Variant protein T10888_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:16) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T10888_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:3). An alignment is given to the known protein (Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 precursor (SEQ ID NO:13)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T10888_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:16) and CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T10888_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:16), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKEVLLLAHNLP QNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRETIYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTG FYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPELPKPSISSNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYL WWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTLTLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVLY GPDVPTISPSKANYRPGENLNLSCHAASNPPAQYSWFINGTFQQSTQELFIPNITVNNSGS YMCQAHNSATGLNRTTVTMITVSG corresponding to amino acids 1-320 of CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-320 of T10888_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:16), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence KWIHEALASHFQVESGSQRRARKKFSFPTCVQGAHANPKFSPEPSQFTSADSFPLVFLFF VVFCFLISHV (SEQ ID NO:1001) corresponding to amino acids 321-390 of T10888_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:16), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T10888_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:16), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

KWIHEALASHFQVESGSQRRARKKFSFPTCVQGAHANPKFSPEPSQFTSADSFPLVFLFF(SEQ ID NO: 1001)VVFCFLISHVin T10888_PEA_1_P5.(SEQ ID NO: 16)


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: membrane. The protein localization is believed to be membrane because although both signal-peptide prediction programs agree that this protein has a signal peptide, both trans-membrane region prediction programs predict that this protein has a trans-membrane region downstream of this signal peptide.


Variant protein T10888_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:16) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 11, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T10888_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:16) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 11Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?13V ->No232N -> DNo63I ->No92G ->No


Variant protein T10888_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO 16) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T10888_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:3), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T10888_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:3) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 151 and ends at position 1320. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 12 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T10888_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:16) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 12Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?119C -> TNo120A -> TNo1062A -> GYes1943C -> AYes2609C -> TYes2647C -> GNo2701C -> TYes2841T -> CYes189C ->No276G -> AYes338T ->No424G ->No546A -> GNo702C -> TNo844A -> GNo930C -> TYes


Variant protein T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T10888_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:4). An alignment is given to the known protein (Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 precursor (SEQ ID NO:13)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application.


Comparison report between T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17) and CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to

    MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKEVLLLAHNLPQNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRETIYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTGFYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVY


corresponding to amino acids 1-141 of CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-141 of T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence

(SEQ ID NO: 1002)REYFHMTSGCWGSVLLPTYGIVRPGLCLWPSLHYILYQGLDI


corresponding to amino acids 142-183 of T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

(SEQ ID NO: 1002)REYFHMTSGCWGSVLLPTYGIVRPGLCLWPSLHYILYQGLDI(SEQ ID NO: 17)in T10888_PEA_1_P6.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 13, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 13Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?13V ->No63I ->No92G ->No


Variant protein T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T10888_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:4), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T10888_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:4) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 151 and ends at position 699. The transcript also as the following SNPs as listed in Table 14 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 14Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?119C -> TNo120A -> TNo189C ->No276G -> AYes338T ->No424G ->No546A -> GNo


As noted above, cluster T10888 features 8 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster T10888_PEA1_node11 (SEQ ID NO:5) according to the present invention is supported by 57 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T10888_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:1) and T10888_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:3). Table 15 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 15Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT10888_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID8541108NO: 1)T10888_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID8541108NO: 3)


Segment cluster T10888_PEA1_node12 (SEQ ID NO:6) according to the present invention is supported by 9 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T10888_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:3). Table 16 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 16Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT10888_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID11093004NO: 3)


Segment cluster T10888_PEA1_node17 (SEQ ID NO:7) according to the present invention is supported by 160 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T10888_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:1) and T10888_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:2). Table 17 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 17Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT10888_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID11092518NO: 1)T10888_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID9672376NO: 2)


Segment cluster T10888_PEA1_node4 (SEQ ID NO:8) according to the present invention is supported by 61 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T10888_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:1), T10888_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:2), T10888_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:3) and T10888_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:4). Table 18 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 18Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT10888_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID1214NO: 1)T10888_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID1214NO: 2)T10888_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID1214NO: 3)T10888_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID1214NO: 4)


Segment cluster T10888_PEA1_node6 (SEQ ID NO:9) according to the present invention is supported by 81 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T10888_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:1), T10888_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:2), T10888_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:3) and T10888_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:4). Table 19 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 19Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT10888_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID215574NO: 1)T10888_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID215574NO: 2)T10888_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID215574NO: 3)T10888_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID215574NO: 4)


Segment cluster T10888_PEA1_node7 (SEQ ID NO:10) according to the present invention is supported by 4 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T10888_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:4). Table 20 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 20Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT10888_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID5751410NO: 4)


Segment cluster T10888_PEA1_node9 (SEQ ID NO:11) according to the present invention is supported by 72 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T10888_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:1), T10888_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:2) and T10888_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:3). Table 21 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 21Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT10888_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID575853NO: 1)T10888_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID575853NO: 2)T10888_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID575853NO: 3)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster T10888_PEA1_node15 (SEQ ID NO:12) according to the present invention is supported by 39 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T10888_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:2). Table 22 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 22Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT10888_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID854966NO: 2)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: /tmp/tM4EgaoKvm/vuztUrlRc7:CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13).


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T10888_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:14)×CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13)


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:3163.00Escore:0Matching length:319Total length:319Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

1MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKE50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKE50         .         .         .         .         .51VLLLAHNLPQNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRET100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VLLLAHNLPQNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRET100         .         .         .         .         .101IYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTGFYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPELPKPSIS150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101IYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTGFYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPELPKPSIS150         .         .         .         .         .151SNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYLWWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTL200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151SNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYLWWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTL200         .         .         .         .         .201TLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVLYGPDVPTISPSKANYR250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201TLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVLYGPDVPTISPSKANYR250         .         .         .         .         .251PGENLNLSCHAASNPPAQYSWFINGTFQQSTQELFIPNITVNNSGSYMCQ300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251PGENLNLSCHAASNPPAQYSWFINGTFQQSTQELFIPNITVNNSGSYMCQ300         .301AHNSATGLNRTTVTMITVS319|||||||||||||||||||301AHNSATGLNRTTVTMITVS319


Sequence name: /tmp/Yjl1gj7TCe/PgdufzLOlW:CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15)×CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2310.00Escore:0Matching length:234Total length:234Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKE50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKE50         .         .         .         .         .51VLLLAHNLPQNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRET100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VLLLAHNLPQNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRET100         .         .         .         .         .101IYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTGFYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATCQFHVYPELPKPSIS150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101IYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTGFYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPELPKPSIS150         .         .         .         .         .151SNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYLWWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTL200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151SNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYLWWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTL200         .         .         .201TLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVL234||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201TLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVL234


Sequence name: /tmp/Yjl1gj7TCe/PgdufzLOlW:Q13774


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T10888_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:15)×Q13774.


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2310.00Escore:0Matching length:234Total length:234Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKE50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKE50         .         .         .         .         .51VLLLAHNLPQNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRET100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VLLLAHNLPQNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRET100         .         .         .         .         .101IYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTGFYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPELPKPSIS150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101IYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTGFYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPELPKPSIS150         .         .         .         .         .151SNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYLWWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTL200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151SNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYLWWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTL200         .         .         .201TLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVL234||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201TLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVL234


Sequence name: /tmp/x5xDBacdpj/rTXRGepv3y:CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T10888_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:16)×CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:3172.00Escore:0Matching length:320Total length:320Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKE50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKE50         .         .         .         .         .51VLLLAHNLPQNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRET100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VLLLAHNLPQNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRET100         .         .         .         .         .101IYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTGFYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPELPKPSIS150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101IYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTGFYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPELPKPSIS150         .         .         .         .         .151SNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYLWWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTL200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151SNNSNPVEDKDAVAFTCEPEVQNTTYLWWVNGQSLPVSPRLQLSNGNMTL200         .         .         .         .         .201TLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVLYGPDVPTISPSKANYR250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201TLLSVKRNDAGSYECEIQNPASANRSDPVTLNVLYGPDVPTISPSKANYR250         .         .         .         .         .251PGENLNLSCHAASNPPAQYSWFINGTFQQSTQELFIPNITVNNSGSYMCQ300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251PGENLNLSCHAASNPPAQYSWFINGTFQQSTQELFIPNITVNNSGSYMCQ300         .         .301AHNSATGLNRTTVTMITVSG320||||||||||||||||||||301AHNSATGLNRTTVTMITVSG320


Sequence name: /tmp/VAhvYFeatq/QNEM573uCo:CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17)×CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1393.00Escore:0Matching length:143Total length:143Matching Percent99.30Matching Percent Identity:99.30Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:99.30Total Percent Identity:99.30Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKE50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKE50         .         .         .         .         .51VLLLAHNLPQNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRET100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VLLLAHNLPQNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRET100         .         .         .         .101IYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTGFYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYRE143||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |101IYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTGFYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYPE143


Alignment of: T10888_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:17)×CEA6_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:13).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:101.00Escore:0Matching length:141Total length:183Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:77.05Total Percent Identity:77.05Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKE50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MGPPSAPPCRLHVPWKEVLLTASLLTFWNPPTTAKLTIESTPFNVAEGKE50         .         .         .         .         .51VLLLAHNLPQNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRET100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VLLLAHNLPQNRIGYSWYKGERVDGNSLIVGYVIGTQQATPGPAYSGRET100         .         .         .         .         .101IYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTGFYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVYREYFHMTSG150|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101IYPNASLLIQNVTQNDTGFYTLQVIKSDLVNEEATGQFHVY.........141         .         .         .151CWGSVLLPTYGIVRPGLCLWPSLHYILYQGLDI183141.................................141


Expression of CEA6_HUMAN Carcinoembryonic Antigen-Related Cell Adhesion Molecule 6 (T10888) Transcripts Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name T10888 junc11-17 in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of CEA6_HUMAN Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 transcripts detectable by or according to junc11-17, T10888junc11-17 (SEQ ID NO:832) amplicon(s) and T10888junc11-17F (SEQ ID NO:830) and T10888junc11-17R primers was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), and SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922Q; amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)), G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67 Table 1, “Tissue samples in testing panel”, above), to obtain a value of fold up-regulation for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.



FIG. 7 is a histogram showing over expression of the above-indicated CEA6_HUMAN Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples. Values represent the average of duplicate experiments. Error bars indicate the minimal and maximal values obtained. The number and percentage of samples that exhibit at least 5 fold over-expression, out of the total number of samples tested, is indicated in the bottom.


As is evident from FIG. 7, the expression of CEA6_HUMAN Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in cancer samples was significantly higher than in the non-cancerous samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67 Table 1, “Tissue samples in testing panel”). Notably an over-expression of at least 5 fold was found in 19 out of 28 adenocarcinoma samples.


Statistical analysis was applied to verify the significance of these results, as described below.


The P value for the difference in the expression levels of CEA6_HUMAN Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in breast cancer samples versus the normal tissue samples was determined by T test as 2.00E-03.


Threshold of 5 fold overexpression was found to differentiate between cancer and normal samples with P value of 8.44E-03 as checked by exact fisher test. The above values demonstrate statistical significance of the results.


Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: T10888junc11-17F (SEQ ID NO:830) forward primer; and T10888junc11-17R reverse primer.


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: T10888junc11-17.

T10888junc11-17F(SEQ ID NO: 830)CCAGCAATCCACACAAGAGCTT10888junc11-17R(SEQ ID NO: 831)CAGGGTCTGGTCCAATCAGAGT10888junc11-17(SEQ ID NO: 832)    CCAGCAATCCACACAAGAGCTCTTTATCCCCAACATCACTGTGAATAATAGCGGATCCTATATGTGCCAAGCCCATAACTCAGCCACTGGCCTCAATAGGACCACAGTCACGATGATCACAGTCTCTGATTGGACCAGACCCTG


Expression of CEA6_HUMAN Carcinoembryonic Antigen-Related Cell Adhesion Molecule 6T10888 Transcripts Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name T10888junc11-17 (SEQ ID NO:832) in Different Normal Tissues

Expression of CEA6_HUMAN Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 transcripts detectable by or according to T10888 junc11-17 amplicon(s) (SEQ ID NO:832) and T10888 junc11-17F (SEQ ID NO:830) and T10888 junc11-17R (SEQ ID NO:831) was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—RPL19 (GenBank Accession No. NM000981 (SEQ ID NO:934); RPL19 amplicon (SEQ ID NO:937)), TATA box (GenBank Accession No. NM003194 (SEQ ID NO:938); TATA amplicon (SEQ ID NO:941)), UBC (GenBank Accession No. BC000449 (SEQ ID NO:942); amplicon—Ubiquitin-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:945 ) and SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the ovary samples (Sample Nos. 18-20, Table 2 “Tissue samples in normal panel” above), to obtain a value of relative expression of each sample relative to median of the ovary samples. Primers and amplicon are as above.


The results are presented in FIG. 8, demonstrating the expression of CEA6_HUMAN Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 T10888 transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name T10888junc11-17 (SEQ ID NO:832), in different normal tissues.


Description for Cluster T39971

Cluster T39971 features 4 transcript(s) and 28 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.T39971_T1018T39971_T1219T39971_T1620T39971_T521









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.














T39971_node_0
22



T39971_node_18
23



T39971_node_21
24



T39971_node_22
25



T39971_node_23
26



T39971_node_31
27



T39971_node_33
28



T39971_node_7
29



T39971_node_1
30



T39971_node_10
31



T39971_node_11
32



T39971_node_12
33



T39971_node_15
34



T39971_node_16
35



T39971_node_17
36



T39971_node_26
37



T39971_node_27
38



T39971_node_28
39



T39971_node_29
40



T39971_node_3
41



T39971_node_30
42



T39971_node_34
43



T39971_node_35
44



T39971_node_36
45



T39971_node_4
46



T39971_node_5
47



T39971_node_8
48



T39971_node_9
49

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Protein Name
Sequence ID No.







T39971_P6
51



T39971_P9
52



T39971_P11
53



T39971_P12
54










These sequences are variants of the known protein Vitronectin precursor (SwissProt accession identifier VTNC_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms Serum spreading factor; S-protein; V75), SEQ ID NO:50, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Vitronectin precursor (SEQ ID NO:50) is known or believed to have the following function(s): Vitronectin is a cell adhesion and spreading factor found in serum and tissues. Vitronectin interacts with glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans. Is recognized by certain members of the integrin family and serves as a cell-to-substrate adhesion molecule. Inhibitor of the membrane-damaging effect of the terminal cytolytic complement pathway. The sequence for protein Vitronectin precursor is given at the end of the application, as “Vitronectin precursor amino acid sequence” (SEQ ID NO:50). Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceComment122A -> S. /FTId = VAR_012983.268R -> Q. /FTId = VAR_012984.400T -> M. /FTId = VAR_012985.50C -> N225S -> N366A -> T


Protein Vitronectin precursor (SEQ ID NO:50) localization is believed to be Extracellular.


The previously known protein also has the following indication(s) and/or potential therapeutic use(s): Cancer, melanoma. It has been investigated for clinical/therapeutic use in humans, for example as a target for an antibody or small molecule, and/or as a direct therapeutic; available information related to these investigations is as follows. Potential pharmaceutically related or therapeutically related activity or activities of the previously known protein are as follows: Alphavbeta3 integrin antagonist; Apoptosis agonist. A therapeutic role for a protein represented by the cluster has been predicted. The cluster was assigned this field because there was information in the drug database or the public databases (e.g., described herein above) that this protein, or part thereof, is used or can be used for a potential therapeutic indication: Anticancer.


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: immune response; cell adhesion, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; protein binding; heparin binding, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function; and extracellular space, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster T39971 can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the right hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 9 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 9 and Table 5. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: liver cancer, lung malignant tumors and pancreas carcinoma.

TABLE 5Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberadrenal60bladder0Bone0Brain9Colon0epithelial79general29Liver2164Lung0lymph nodes0breast0pancreas0prostate0Skin0uterus0









TABLE 6










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





adrenal
6.9e−01
7.4e−01
2.0e−02
2.3
5.3e−02
1.8


bladder
5.4e−01
6.0e−01
5.6e−01
1.8
6.8e−01
1.5


Bone
1
6.7e−01
1
1.0
7.0e−01
1.4


Brain
8.0e−01
8.6e−01
3.0e−01
1.9
5.3e−01
1.2


Colon
4.2e−01
4.8e−01
7.0e−01
1.6
7.7e−01
1.4


epithelial
6.6e−01
5.7e−01
1.0e−01
0.8
8.7e−01
0.6


general
5.1e−01
3.8e−01
9.2e−08
1.6
8.3e−04
1.3


Liver
1
6.7e−01
2.3e−03
0.3
1
0.2


Lung
2.4e−01
9.1e−02
1.7e−01
4.3
8.1e−03
5.0


lymph nodes
1
5.7e−01
1
1.0
5.8e−01
2.3


breast
1
6.7e−01
1
1.0
8.2e−01
1.2


pancreas
9.5e−02
1.8e−01
1.5e−11
6.5
8.2e−09
4.6


prostate
7.3e−01
6.0e−01
6.7e−01
1.5
5.6e−01
1.7


Skin
1
4.4e−01
1
1.0
6.4e−01
1.6


uterus
5.0e−01
2.6e−01
1
1.1
8.0e−01
1.4









As noted above, cluster T39971 features 4 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Vitronectin precursor (SEQ ID NO:50). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). An alignment is given to the known protein (Vitronectin precursor (SEQ ID NO:50)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51) and VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSCCTDYTAEC KPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTSDLQAQSKGNPEQTPV LKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPPAEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFR GQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVWGIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGV LDPDYPRNISDGFDGIPDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKG corresponding to amino acids 1-276 of VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-276 of T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51),and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence TQGVVGD (SEQ ID NO:1003) corresponding to amino acids 277-283 of T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence TQGVVGD (SEQ ID NO:1003) in T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 7, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?122A -> SYes145G ->No268R -> QYes280V -> AYes180C ->No180C -> WNo192Y ->No209A ->No211T ->No267G ->No267G -> ANo268R ->No


Variant protein T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 756 and ends at position 1604. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 8 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?417G -> CYes459T -> CYes1387C ->No1406-> ANo1406-> GNo1555G ->No1555G -> CNo1558G ->No1558G -> AYes1594T -> CYes1642T -> CYes1770C -> TYes529G -> TYes1982A -> GNo2007G ->No2029T -> CNo2094T -> CNo2117C -> GNo2123C -> TYes2152C -> TYes2182G -> TNo2185A -> CNo2297T -> CYes1119G -> TYes2411G ->No2411G -> TNo2487T -> CYes1188G ->No1295C ->No1295C -> GNo1324-> TNo1331C ->No1381C ->No


Variant protein T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO:52) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18). An alignment is given to the known protein (Vitronectin precursor (SEQ ID NO:50)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO:52) and VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO:52), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSCCTDYTAEC KPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTSDLQAQSKGNPEQTPV LKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPPAEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFR GQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVWGIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGV LDPDYPRNISDGFDGIPDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKGKQYWEYQFQHQPSQEE CEGSSLSAVFEHFAMMQRDSWEDIFELLFWGRT corresponding to amino acids 1-325 of VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-325 of T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO:52), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to SGMAPRPSLAKKQRFRHRNRKGYRSQRGHSRGRNONSRRPSRATWLSLFSSEESNLGA NNYDDYRMDWLVPATCEPIQSVFFFSGDKYYRVNLRTRRVDTVDPPYPRSIAQYWLGC PAPGHL corresponding to amino acids 357-478 of VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50), which also corresponds to amino acids 326-447 of T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO:52), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO:52), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise TS, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 325-x to 325; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 326+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO:52) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 9, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO:52) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 9Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?122A -> SYes145G ->No268R -> QYes328M -> TNo350S -> PNo369T -> MYes379S -> INo380N -> TNo180C ->No180C -> WNo192Y ->No209A ->No211T ->No267G ->No267G -> ANo268R ->No


Variant protein T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO:52) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 756 and ends at position 2096. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 10 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO:52) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 10Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?417G -> CYes459T -> CYes1387C ->No1406-> ANo1406-> GNo1555G ->No1555G -> CNo1558G ->No1558G -> AYes1738T -> CNo1803T -> CNo1826C -> GNo529G -> TYes1832C -> TYes1861C -> TYes1891G -> TNo1894A -> CNo2006T -> CYes2120G ->No2120G -> TNo2196T -> CYes1119G -> TYes1188G ->No1295C ->No1295C -> GNo1324-> TNo1331C ->No1381C ->No


Variant protein T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19). An alignment is given to the known protein (Vitronectin precursor (SEQ ID NO:50)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53) and VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSCCTDYTAEC KPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTSDLQAQSKGNPEQTPV LKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPPAEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFR GQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVWGIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGV LDPDYPRNISDGFDGIPDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKGKQYWEYQFQHQPSQEE CEGSSLSAVFEHFAMMQRDSWEDIFELLFWGRTS corresponding to amino acids 1-326 of VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-326 of T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to DKYYRVNLRTRRVDTVDPPYPRSIAQYWLGCPAPGHL corresponding to amino acids 442-478 of VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50), which also corresponds to amino acids 327-363 of T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise SD, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 326-x to 326; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 327+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


Comparison report between T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53) and Q9BSH7 (SEQ ID NO:833):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSCCTDYTAEC KPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTSDLQAQSKGNPEQTPV LKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPPAEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFR GQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVWGIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGV LDPDYPRNISDGFDGIPDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKGKQYWEYQFQHQPSQEE CEGSSLSAVFEHFAMMQRDSWEDIFELLFWGRTS corresponding to amino acids 1-326 of Q9BSH7, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-326 of T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to DKYYRVNLRTRRVDTVDPPYPRSIAQYWLGCPAPGHL corresponding to amino acids 442-478 of Q9BSH7, which also corresponds to amino acids 327-363 of T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise SD, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 326-x to 326; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 327+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 11, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 11Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?122A -> SYes145G ->No268R -> QYes180C ->No180C -> WNo192Y ->No209A ->No211T ->No267G ->No267G -> ANo268R ->No


Variant protein T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 756 and ends at position 1844. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 12 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 12Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?417G -> CYes459T -> CYes1387C ->No1406-> ANo1406-> GNo1555G ->No1555G -> CNo1558G ->No1558G -> AYes1754T -> CYes1868G ->No1868G -> TNo529G -> TYes1944T -> CYes1119G -> TYes1188G ->No1295C ->No1295C -> GNo1324-> TNo1331C ->No1381C ->No


Variant protein T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20). An alignment is given to the known protein (Vitronectin precursor (SEQ ID NO:50)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54) and VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSCCTDYTAEC KPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTSDLQAQSKGNPEQTPV LKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPPAEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFR GQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVWGIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFK corresponding to amino acids 1-223 of VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-223 of T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VPGAVGQGRKHLGRV (SEQ ID NO:1004) corresponding to amino acids 224-238 of T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VPGAVGQGRKHLGRV (SEQ ID NO:1004) in T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54).


Comparison report between T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54) and Q9BSH7:


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSCCTDYTAEC KPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTSDLQAQSKGNPEQTPV LKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPPAEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFR GQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVWGIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFK corresponding to amino acids 1-223 of Q9BSH7, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-223 of T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VPGAVGQGRKHLGRV (SEQ ID NO:1004) corresponding to amino acids 224-238 of T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VPGAVGQGRKHLGRV (SEQ ID NO:1004) in T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 13, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T39971_P 12 (SEQ ID NO:54) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 13Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?122A -> SYes145G ->No180C ->No180C -> WNo192Y ->No209A ->No211T ->No


Variant protein T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 756 and ends at position 1469. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 14 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 14Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?417G -> CYes459T -> CYes1387C ->No1406-> ANo1406-> GNo529G -> TYes1119G -> TYes1188G ->No1295C ->No1295C -> GNo1324-> TNo1331C ->No1381C ->No


As noted above, cluster T39971 features 28 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster T39971_node0 (SEQ ID NO:22) according to the present invention is supported by 76 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T1 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19), T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 15 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 15Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)1810T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)1810T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)1810T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)1810


Segment cluster T39971_node18 (SEQ ID NO:23) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20). Table 16 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 16Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)14251592


Segment cluster T39971_node21 (SEQ ID NO:24) according to the present invention is supported by 99 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 17 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 17Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)14251581T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)14251581T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)14251581


Segment cluster T39971_node22 (SEQ ID NO:25) according to the present invention is supported by 7 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 18 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 18Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)15821779


Segment cluster T39971_node23 (SEQ ID NO:26) according to the present invention is supported by 101 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 19 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 19Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)15821734T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)15821734T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)17801932


Segment cluster T39971_node31 (SEQ ID NO:27) according to the present invention is supported by 94 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 20 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 20Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)18471986T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)21382277


Segment cluster T39971_node33 (SEQ ID NO:28) according to the present invention is supported by 77 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 21 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 21Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)19872113T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)17351861T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)22782404


Segment cluster T39971_node7 (SEQ ID NO:29) according to the present invention is supported by 87 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T11 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19), T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 22 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 22Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)9401162T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)9401162T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)9401162T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)9401162


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster T39971_node1 (SEQ ID NO:30) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19), T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 23 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 23Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)811819T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)811819T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)811819T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)811819


Segment cluster T39971_node10 (SEQ ID NO:31) according to the present invention is supported by 77 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19), T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 24 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 24Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)11891232T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)11891232T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)11891232T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)11891232


Segment cluster T39971_node11 (SEQ ID NO:32) according to the present invention is supported by 79 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19), T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 25 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 25Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)12331270T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)12331270T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)12331270T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)12331270


Segment cluster T39971_node12 (SEQ ID NO:33) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19), T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 26 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 26Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)12711284T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)12711284T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)12711284T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)12711284


Segment cluster T39971_node15 (SEQ ID NO:34) according to the present invention is supported by 79 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19), T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 27 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 27Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)12851316T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)12851316T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)12851316T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)12851316


Segment cluster T39971_node16 (SEQ ID NO:35) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19), T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 28 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 28Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)13171340T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)13171340T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)13171340T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)13171340


Segment cluster T39971_node17 (SEQ ID NO:36) according to the present invention is supported by 86 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19), T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 29 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 29Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)13411424T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)13411424T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)13411424T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)13411424


Segment cluster T39971_node26 (SEQ ID NO:37) according to the present invention is supported by 85 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 30 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 30Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)19331974


Segment cluster T39971_node27 (SEQ ID NO:38) according to the present invention is supported by 90 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 31 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 31Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)19752025


Segment cluster T39971_node28 (SEQ ID NO:39) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 32 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 32Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)17351743T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)20262034


Segment cluster T39971_node29 (SEQ ID NO:40) according to the present invention is supported by 99 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO 18) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 33 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 33Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)17441838T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)20352129


Segment cluster T39971_node3 (SEQ ID NO:41) according to the present invention is supported by 78 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19), T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 34 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 34Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)820861T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)820861T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)820861T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)820861


Segment cluster T39971_node30 (SEQ ID NO:42) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 35 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 35Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)18391846T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)21302137


Segment cluster T39971_node34 (SEQ ID NO:43) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 36 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 36Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)21142120T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)18621868T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)24052411


Segment cluster T39971_node35 (SEQ ID NO:44) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 37 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 37Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)21212137T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)18691885T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)24122428


Segment cluster T39971_node36 (SEQ ID NO:45) according to the present invention is supported by 51 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 38 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 38Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)21382199T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)18861947T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)24292490


Segment cluster T39971_node4 (SEQ ID NO:46) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19), T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 39 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 39Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)862881T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)862881T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)862881T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)862881


Segment cluster T39971_node5 (SEQ ID NO:47) according to the present invention is supported by 80 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19), T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:2 1). Table 40 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 40Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegment endingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)882939T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)882939T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)882939T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)882939


Segment cluster T39971_node8 (SEQ ID NO:48) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19), T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 41 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 41Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegment endingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)11631168T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)11631168T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)11631168T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)11631168


Segment cluster T39971_node9 (SEQ ID NO:49) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO:18), T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO:19), T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO:20) and T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO:21). Table 42 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 42Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegment endingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT39971_T10 (SEQ ID NO: 18)11691188T39971_T12 (SEQ ID NO: 19)11691188T39971_T16 (SEQ ID NO: 20)11691188T39971_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 21)11691188


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: /tmp/xkraCL2OcZ/43L7YcPH7x:VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T39971_P6 (SEQ ID NO:51)×VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2774.00Escore:0Matching length:278Total length:278Matching Percent99.64Matching Percent Identity:99.64Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:99.64Total Percent Identity:99.64Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSC50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSC50         .         .         .         .         .51CTDYTAECKPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTS100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51CTDYTAECKPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTS100         .         .         .         .         .101DLQAQSKGNPEQTPVLKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPP150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101DLQAQSKGNPEQTPVLKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPP150         .         .         .         .         .151AEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFRGQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVW200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151AEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFRGQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVW200         .         .         .         .         .201GIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGVLDPDYPRNISDGFDGI250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201GIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGVLDPDYPRNISDGFDGI250         .         .251PDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKGTQ278|||||||||||||||||||||||||| |251PDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKGKQ278


Sequence name: /tmp/X4DeeuSlB4/yMubSR5FPs:VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T39971_P9 (SEQ ID NO:52)×VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:4430.00Escore:0Matching length:447Total length:478Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:93.51Total Percent Identity:93.51Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSC50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSC50         .         .         .         .         .51CTDYTAECKPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTS100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51CTDYTAECKPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTS100         .         .         .         .         .101DLQAQSKGNPEQTPVLKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPP150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101DLQAQSKGNPEQTPVLKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPP150         .         .         .         .         .151AEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFRGQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVW200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151AEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFRGQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVW200         .         .         .         .         .201GIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGVLDPDYPRNISDGFDGI250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201GIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGVLDPDYPRNISDGFDGI250         .         .         .         .         .251PDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKGKQYWEYQFQHQPSQEECEGSSLSA300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251PDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKGKQYWEYQFQHQPSQEECEGSSLSA300         .         .         .         .         .301VFEHFAMMQRDSWEDIFELLFWGRT.........................325|||||||||||||||||||||||||301VFEHFAMMQRDSWEDIFELLFWGRTSAGTRQPQFISRDWHGVPGQVDAAM350         .         .         .         .         .326......SGMAPRPSLAKKQRFRHRNRKGYRSQRGHSRGRNQNSRRPSRAT369      ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351AGRIYISGMAPRPSLAKKQRFRHRNRKGYRSQRGHSRGRNQNSRRPSRAT400         .         .         .         .         .370WLSLFSSEESNLGANNYDDYRMDWLVPATCEPIQSVFFFSGDKYYRVNLR419||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401WLSLFSSEESNLGANNYDDYRMDWLVPATCEPIQSVFFFSGDKYYRVNLR450         .         .420TRRVDTVDPPYPRSIAQYWLGCPAPGHL447||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451TRRVDTVDPPYPRSIAQYWLGCPAPGHL478


Sequence name: /tmp/jvp1VtnxNy/wxNSeFVZZw:VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53)×VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:3576.00Escore:0Matching length:363Total length:478Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:75.94Total Percent Identity:75.94Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSC50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSC50         .         .         .         .         .51CTDYTAECKPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTS100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51CTDYTAECKPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTS100         .         .         .         .         .101DLQAQSKGNPEQTPVLKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPP150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101DLQAQSKGNPEQTPVLKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPP150         .         .         .         .         .151AEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFRGQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVW200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151AEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFRGQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVW200         .         .         .         .         .201GIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGVLDPDYPRNISDGFDGI250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201GIEGPIDAAFTRTNCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGVLDPDYPRNISDGFDGI250         .         .         .         .         .251PDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKGKQYWEYQFQHQPSQEECEGSSLSA300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251PDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKGKQYWEYQFQHQPSQEECEGSSLSA300         .         .         .         .         .301VFEHFAMMQRDSWEDIFELLFWGRTS........................326||||||||||||||||||||||||||301VFEHFAMMQRDSWEDIFELLFWGRTSAGTRQPQFISRDWHGVPGQVDAAM350         .         .         .         .         .326..................................................326351AGRIYISGMAPRPSLAKKQRFRHRNRKGYRSQRGHSRGRNQNSRRPSRAT400         .         .         .         .         .327.........................................DKYYRVNLR335                                         |||||||||401WLSLFSSEESNLGANNYDDYRMDWLVPATCEPIQSVFFFSGDKYYRVNLR450         .         .336TRRVDTVDPPYPRSIAQYWLGCPAPGHL363||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451TRRVDTVDPPYPRSIAQYWLGCPAPGHL478


Sequence name: /tmp/jvp1VtnxNy/wxNSeFVZZw:Q9BSH7


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T39971_P11 (SEQ ID NO:53)×Q9BSH7


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:3576.00Escore:0Matching length:363Total length:478Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:75.94Total Percent Identity:75.94Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSC50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSC50         .         .         .         .         .51CTDYTAECKPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTS100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51CTDYTAECKPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTS100         .         .         .         .         .101DLQAQSKGNPEQTPVLKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPP150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101DLQAQSKGNPEQTPVLKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPP150         .         .         .         .         .151AEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFRGQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVW200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151AEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFRGQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVW200         .         .         .         .         .201GIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGVLDPDYPRNISDGFDGI250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201GIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFKGSQYWRFEDGVLDPDYPRNISDGFDGI250         .         .         .         .         .251PDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKGKQYWEYQFQHQPSQEECEGSSLSA300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251PDNVDAALALPAHSYSGRERVYFFKGKQYWEYQFQHQPSQEECEGSSLSA300         .         .         .         .         .301VFEHFAMMQRDSWEDIFELLFWGRTS........................326||||||||||||||||||||||||||301VFEHFAMMQRDSWEDIFELLFWGRTSAGTRQPQFISRDWHGVPGQVDAAM350         .         .         .         .         .326..................................................326351AGRIYISGMAPRPSLAKKQRFRHRNRKGYRSQRGHSRGRNQNSRRPSRAM400         .         .         .         .         .327.........................................DKYYRVNLR335                                         |||||||||401WLSLFSSEESNLGANNYDDYRMDWLVPATCEPIQSVFFFSGDKYYRVNLR450         .         .336TRRVDTVDPPYPRSIAQYWLGCPAPGHL363||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451TRRVDTVDPPYPRSIAQYWLGCPAPGHL478


Sequence name: /tmp/fgebv7ir4i/48bTBMziJ0:VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54)×VTNC_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:50).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2237.00Escore:0Matching length:223Total length:223Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSC50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSC50         .         .         .         .         .51CTDYTAECKPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTS100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51CTDYTAECKPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTS100         .         .         .         .         .101DLQAQSKGNPEQTPVLKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPP150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101DLQAQSKGNPEQTPVLKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPP150         .         .         .         .         .151AEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFRGQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVW200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151AEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFRGQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVW200         .         .201GIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFK223|||||||||||||||||||||||201GIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFK223


Sequence name: /tmp/fgebv7ir4i/48bTBMziJ0:Q9BSH7


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T39971_P12 (SEQ ID NO:54)×Q9BSH7


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2237.00Escore:0Matching length:223Total length:223Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSC50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPLRPLLILALLAWVALADQESCKGRCTEGFNVDKKCQCDELCSYYQSC50         .         .         .         .         .51CTDYTAECKPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTS100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51CTDYTAECKPQVTRGDVFTMPEDEYTVYDDGEEKNNATVHEQVGGPSLTS100         .         .         .         .         .101DLQAQSKGNPEQTPVLKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPP150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101DLQAQSKGNPEQTPVLKPEEEAPAPEVGASKPEGIDSRPETLHPGRPQPP150         .         .         .         .         .151AEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFRGQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVW200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151AEEELCSGKPFDAFTDLKNGSLFAFRGQYCYELDEKAVRPGYPKLIRDVW200         .         .201GIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFK223|||||||||||||||||||||||201GIEGPIDAAFTRINCQGKTYLFK223


Expression of VTNC_HUMAN Vitronectin (Serum Spreading Factor, Somatomedin B, Complement S-Protein) T39971 Transcripts, Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name T39971 junc23-33 (SEQ ID NO:836) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of VTNC_HUMAN vitronectin (serum spreading factor, somatomedin B, complement S-protein) transcripts detectable by or according to junc23-33, T39971 junc23-33 amplicon (SEQ ID NO:836) and T39971 junc23-33F (SEQ ID NO:834) and T39971 junc23-33R (SEQ ID NO:835) primers was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)), and G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)), was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1, above, “Tissue samples in testing panel”), to obtain a value of fold differetial expression for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.



FIG. 10 is a histogram showing down regulation of the above-indicated VTNC_HUMAN vitronectin (serum spreading factor, somatomedin B, complement S-protein) transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples.


As is evident from FIG. 10, the expression of VTNC_HUMAN vitronectin (serum spreading factor, somatomedin B, complement S-protein) transcripts detectable by the above amplicon in cancer samples was significantly lower than in the non-cancerous samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67 Table 1, “Tissue samples in testing panel”).


Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: T39971 junc23-33F (SEQ ID NO:834) forward primer; and T39971 junc23-33R (SEQ ID NO:835) reverse primer.


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: T39971 junc23-33 (SEQ ID NO:836).

T39971junc22-33F (SEQ ID NO: 834):GGGGCAGAACCTCTGACAAGT39971junc22-33R (SEQ ID NO: 835):GGGCAGCCCAGCCAGTAT39971junc22-33 amplicon (SEQ ID NO: 836):GGGGCAGAACCTCTGACAAGTACTACCGAGTCAATCTTCGCACACGGCGAGTGGACACTGTGGACCCTCCCTACCCACGCTCCATCGCTCAGTACTGGCTGGGCTGCCC


Expression of VTNC_HUMAN Vitronectin (Serum Spreading Factor, Somatomedin B, Complement S-Protein), Antisense to SARM1 (T23434), T39971 Transcripts Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name T39971junc23-33 (SEQ ID NO:836) in Different Normal Tissues

Expression of VTNC_HUMAN vitronectin (serum spreading factor, somatomedin B, complement S-protein), transcripts detectable by or according to T39971junc23-33 amplicon (SEQ ID NO:836) and T39971junc23-33F (SEQ ID NO:834) and T39971junc23-33R (SEQ ID NO:835) was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes-RPL19 (GenBank Accession No. NM000981 (SEQ ID NO:934); RPL19 amplicon (SEQ ID NO:937)), TATA box (GenBank Accession No. NM003194 (SEQ ID NO:938); TATA amplicon (SEQ ID NO:941)), UBC (GenBank Accession No. BC000449 (SEQ ID NO:942); amplicon—Ubiquitin-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:945)) and SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the breast samples (Sample Nos. 33-35, Table 2, “Tissue samples in normal panel” above), to obtain a value of relative expression of each sample relative to median of the breast samples. Primers and amplicon are as above.


The results are presented in FIG. 11, demonstrating the expression of VTNC_HUMAN vitronectin (serum spreading factor, somatomedin B, complement S-protein), antisense to SARM1 (T23434), T39971 transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name T39971junc23-33 (SEQ ID NO:836), in different normal tissues.


Expression of VTNC_HUMAN Vitronectin (Serum Spreading Factor, Somatomedin B, Complement S-Protein) T39971 Transcripts Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name T39971 Seg22 (SEQ ID NO:839) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of VTNC_HUMAN vitronectin (serum spreading factor, somatomedin B, complement S-protein) transcripts detectable by or according to seg22, T39971 seg22 (SEQ ID NO:839) amplicon(s) and primers T39971 seg22F (SEQ ID NO:837) and T39971 seg22R (SEQ ID NO:838) was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes-PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)); G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)), was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1: Tissue samples in testing panel, above), to obtain a value of fold differential expression for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.


In one experiment that was carried out no differential expression in the cancerous samples relative to the normal PM samples was observed. However, this may be due to a problem that is specific to this particular experiment.


Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: T39971 seg22F (SEQ ID NO:837) forward primer; and T39971 seg22R (SEQ ID NO:838) reverse primer.


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: T39971 seg22 (SEQ ID NO:839).

Forward primer T39971 seg22F:(SEQ ID NO: 837)GCAGTCTTGGATTCCTTTCACATTReverse primer T39971 seg22R:(SEQ ID NO: 838)GAGGCTGTTGAAGTTAGGATCTCCAmplicon T39971 seg22:(SEQ ID NO: 839)GCAGTCTTGGATTCCTTTCACATTTCACTGGGGACAGGCCTCAGCATGTGCCCACCCCTGACCCCCACCTCATGCTGGGAGATCCTAACTTCAACAGCCTC


Description for Cluster Z21368

Cluster Z21368 features 7 transcript(s) and 34 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.Z21368_PEA_1_T1055Z21368_PEA_1_T1156Z21368_PEA_1_T2357Z21368_PEA_1_T2458Z21368_PEA_1_T559Z21368_PEA_1_T660Z21368_PEA_1_T961









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







Z21368_PEA_1_node_0
62



Z21368_PEA_1_node_15
63



Z21368_PEA_1_node_19
64



Z21368_PEA_1_node_2
65



Z21368_PEA_1_node_21
66



Z21368_PEA_1_node_33
67



Z21368_PEA_1_node_36
68



Z21368_PEA_1_node_37
69



Z21368_PEA_1_node_39
70



Z21368_PEA_1_node_4
71



Z21368_PEA_1_node_41
72



Z21368_PEA_1_node_43
73



Z21368_PEA_1_node_45
74



Z21368_PEA_1_node_53
75



Z21368_PEA_1_node_56
76



Z21368_PEA_1_node_58
77



Z21368_PEA_1_node_66
78



Z21368_PEA_1_node_67
79



Z21368_PEA_1_node_69
80



Z21368_PEA_1_node_11
81



Z21368_PEA_1_node_12
82



Z21368_PEA_1_node_16
83



Z21368_PEA_1_node_17
84



Z21368_PEA_1_node_23
85



Z21368_PEA_1_node_24
86



Z21368_PEA_1_node_30
87



Z21368_PEA_1_node_31
88



Z21368_PEA_1_node_38
89



Z21368_PEA_1_node_47
90



Z21368_PEA_1_node_49
91



Z21368_PEA_1_node_51
92



Z21368_PEA_1_node_61
93



Z21368_PEA_1_node_68
94



Z21368_PEA_1_node_7
95

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Protein Name
Sequence ID No.














Z21368_PEA_1_P2
97



Z21368_PEA_1_P5
98



Z21368_PEA_1_P15
99



Z21368_PEA_1_P16
100



Z21368_PEA_1_P22
101



Z21368_PEA_1_P23
102










These sequences are variants of the known protein Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 precursor (SwissProt accession identifier SUL1_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms EC 3.1.6.-; HSulf-1), SEQ ID NO:96, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:96) is known or believed to have the following function(s): Exhibits arylsulfatase activity and highly specific endoglucosamine-6-sulfatase activity. It can remove sulfate from the C-6 position of glucosamine within specific subregions of intact heparin. Diminishes HSPG (heparan sulfate proteoglycans) sulfation, inhibits signaling by heparin-dependent growth factors, diminishes proliferation, and facilitates apoptosis in response to exogenous stimulation. The sequence for protein Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 precursor is given at the end of the application, as “Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 precursor amino acid sequence” (SEQ ID NO:96). Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceComment87-88CC->AA: LOSS OF ARYLSULFATASEACTIVITY AND LOSS OF ABILITY TOMODULATE APOPTOSIS. 49L -> P728K -> R


Protein Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:96) localization is believed to be Endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi stack; also localized on the cell surface (By similarity).


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: apoptosis; metabolism; heparan sulfate proteoglycan metabolism, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; arylsulfatase; hydrolase, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function; and extracellular space; endoplasmic reticulum; Golgi apparatus, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http:H/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster Z21368 can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the right hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 12 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 12 and Table 5. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues and pancreas carcinoma.

TABLE 5Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberbladder123Bone557Brain34Colon94epithelial56general68head and neck0kidney35Lung22lymph nodes0breast52muscle31ovary0pancreas0prostate44skin67stomach109T cells0Thyroid0uterus140









TABLE 6










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





bladder
5.4e−01
6.6e−01
6.4e−01
1.0
8.5e−01
0.7


bone
4.5e−01
8.2e−01
9.1e−01
0.4
1
0.3


brain
5.5e−01
7.3e−01
1.5e−01
1.5
5.0e−01
0.9


colon
1.4e−01
2.8e−01
1.0e−01
2.0
3.0e−01
1.4


epithelial
1.1e−03
1.5e−01
1.2e−07
2.1
1.0e−01
1.1


general
1.4e−05
5.3e−02
1.9e−06
1.6
6.7e−01
0.8


head and neck
2.4e−02
7.1e−02
4.6e−01
2.5
7.5e−01
1.4


kidney
8.9e−01
9.0e−01
1
0.4
1
0.4


lung
3.5e−01
4.1e−01
7.2e−03
2.6
1.0e−01
1.6


lymph nodes
7.7e−02
3.1e−01
2.3e−02
8.5
1.9e−01
3.2


breast
4.0e−01
6.1e−01
5.4e−02
2.3
3.0e−01
1.3


muscle
7.5e−02
3.5e−02
1
1.0
1.7e−01
1.7


ovary
3.8e−01
4.2e−01
2.2e−01
2.9
3.4e−01
2.2


pancreas
2.2e−02
6.9e−02
1.4e−08
6.5
1.4e−06
4.6


prostate
8.3e−01
8.9e−01
3.1e−01
1.4
5.2e−01
1.1


skin
6.1e−01
8.1e−01
6.0e−01
1.2
1
0.3


stomach
4.4e−02
5.0e−01
5.0e−01
0.8
9.7e−01
0.4


T cells
5.0e−01
6.7e−01
3.3e−01
3.1
7.2e−01
1.4


Thyroid
3.6e−01
3.6e−01
1
1.1
1
1.1


uterus
3.5e−01
7.8e−01
4.6e−01
0.9
9.1e−01
0.5









As noted above, cluster Z21368 features 7 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:96). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein Z21368_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:97) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59). An alignment is given to the known protein (Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:96) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between Z21368_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:97) and SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:97), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELGSL QVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYVHNHNVYTNNENCSSPSW QAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCR NGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESINYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQ FSKLYPNASQHITPSYNYAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDD SVERLYNMLVETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVEP GSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRTNKKAKIWRDTFL VERGKFLRKKEESSKNIQQSNHLPKYERVKELCQQARYQTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGK LRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRNLYARGFHDKDKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNO GTPKYKPRFVHTRQTRSLSVEFEGEIYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQ ASSGGNRGRMLADSSNAVGPPTTVRVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYI DKEIEALQDKIKNLREVRGHLKRRKPEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLHPFKE AAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRKKERKEKRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHDNNHWQTAPFWN corresponding to amino acids 1-761 of SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-761 of Z21368_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:97), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence PHKYSAHGRTRHFESATRTTNGAQKLSRI (SEQ ID NO:1005) corresponding to amino acids 762-790 of Z21368_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:97), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z21368_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:97), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence PHKYSAHGRTRHFESATRTTNGAQKLSRI (SEQ ID NO:1005) in Z21368_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:97).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein Z21368_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:97) is encoded by the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 529 and ends at position 2898.


Variant protein Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). An alignment is given to the known protein (Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:96)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98) and Q7Z2W2 (SEQ ID NO:840) (SEQ ID NO:840):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVEL corresponding to amino acids 1-57 of Q7Z2W2 (SEQ ID NO:840), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-57 of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), second bridging amino acid sequence comprising A, and a third amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to FFGKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITN ESINYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYNYAPNM DKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNMLVETGELENTYIIYT ADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVEPGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDT PPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRTNKKAKIWRDTFLVERGKFLRKKEESSKNIQQSNHL PKYERVKELCQQARYQTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGKLRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRNLY ARGFHDKDKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNOGTPKYKPRFVHTRQTRSLSVEFE GEIYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQASSGGNRGRMLADSSNAVGPPT TVRVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYIDKEIEALQDKIKNLREVRGHLKR RKPEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLHPFKEAAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRKKER KEKRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHDNNHWQTAPFWNLGSFCACTSSNNNTYWCLRTVNE THNFLFCEFATGFLEYFDMNTDPYQLTNTVHTVERGILNOLHVQLMELRSCQGYKQCN PRPKNLDVGNKDGGSYDLHRGQLWDGWEG corresponding to amino acids 139-871 of Q7Z2W2 (SEQ ID NO:840), which also corresponds to amino acids 59-791 of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), wherein said first, second and third amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least three amino acids comprise LAF having a structure as follows (numbering according to Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98)): a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 57-x to 57; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 59+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


Comparison report between Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98) and AAH12997 (SEQ ID NO:841) (SEQ ID NO:841):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELAFF GKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNES INYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYNYAPNMDK HWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNMLVETGELENTYIIYTAD HGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVEPGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPP DVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRTNKKAKIWRDTFLVERGKFLRKKEESSKNIQQSNHLP KYERVKELCQQARYQTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGKLRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRNLYA RGFHDKDKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNOGTPKYKPRFVHTRQTRSLSVEFEGE IYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQASSGGNRGRMLADSSNAVGPPTTV RVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYIDKEIEALQDKIKNLREVRGHLKRRK PEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLHPFKEAAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRKKERKE KRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHDNNHWQTAPFWNLGSFCACTSSNNNTYWCLRTVNETH NFLFCEFATGFLEYFDMNTDPYQLTNTVHTVERGILNOLHVQLME (SEQ ID NO:1006) corresponding to amino acids 1-751 of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to LRSCQGYKQCNPRPKNLDVGNKDGGSYDLHRGQLWDGWEG corresponding to amino acids 1-40 of AAH12997 (SEQ ID NO:841), which also corresponds to amino acids 752-791 of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a head of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELAFF(SEQ ID NO: 1006)GKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESINYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYNYAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNMLVETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVEPGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRTNKKAKIWRDTFLVERGKFLRKKEESSKNIQQSNHLPKYERVKELCQQARYQTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGKLRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRNLYARGFHDKDKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNQGTPKYKPRFVHTRQTRSLSVEFEGEIYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQASSGGNRGRMLADSSNAVGPPTTVRVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYIDKEIEALQDKIKNLREVRGHLKRRKPEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLHPFKEAAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRKKERKEKRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHDNNHWQTAPFWNLGSFCACTSSNNNTYWCLRTVNETHNFLFCEFATGFLEYFDMNTDPYQLTNTVHTVERGILNQLHVQLMEof Z21368_PEA_1_P5.(SEQ ID NO: 98)


Comparison report between Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98) and SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVEL corresponding to amino acids 1-57 of SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-57 of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to AFFGKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLIT NESINYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYNYAPN MDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNMLVETGELENTYII YTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVEPGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGL DTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRTNKKAKIWRDTFLVERGKFLRKKEES SKNIQQSN HLPKYERVKELCQQARYQTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGKLRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRN LYARGFHDKDKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNOGTPKYKPRFVHTRQTRSLSVE FEGEIYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQASSGGNRGRMLADSSNAVGP PTTVRVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYIDKEIEALQDKIKNLREVRGHL KRRKPEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLHPFKEAAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRK KERKEKRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHDNNHWQTAPFWNLGSFCACTSSNNNTYWCLRT VNETHNFLFCEFATGFLEYFDMNTDPYQLTNTVHTVERGILNOLHVQLMELRSCQGYK QCNPRPKNLDVGNKDGGSYDLHRGQLWDGWEG corresponding to amino acids 138-871 of SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96), which also corresponds to amino acids 58-791 of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise LA, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 57-x to 57; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 58+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98) is encoded by the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 556 and ends at position 2928.


Variant protein Z21368_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:99) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57). An alignment is given to the known protein (Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:96)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between Z21368_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:99) and SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO.99), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELGSL QVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYVHNHNVYTNNENCSSPSW QAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCR NGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESINYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQ FSKLYPNASQHITPSYNYAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDD SVERLYNMLVETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVEP GSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRTNKKAKIWRDTFL VERG corresponding to amino acids 1-416 of SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-416 of Z21368_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:99).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein Z21368_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:99) is encoded by the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 691 and ends at position 1938.


Variant protein Z21368_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:100) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58). An alignment is given to the known protein (Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:96)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between Z21368_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:100) and SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:100), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELGSL QVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYVHNHNVYTNNENCSSPSW QAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCR NGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESINYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQ FSKLYPNASQHITPSYNYAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDD SVERLYNMLVETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVEP GSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNR corresponding to amino acids 1-397 of SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-397 of Z21368_PEA1_P 16 (SEQ ID NO:100), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence CVIVPPLSQPQIH (SEQ ID NO:1007) corresponding to amino acids 398-410 of Z21368_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:100), wherein said first and second amino acid sequnes are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z21368_PEA1_P 16 (SEQ ID NO:100), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence CVIVPPLSQPQIH (SEQ ID NO:1007) in Z21368_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:100).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein Z21368_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:100) is encoded by the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 691 and ends at position 1920.


Variant protein Z21368_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:101) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55) An alignment is given to the known protein (Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:96) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between Z21368_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:101) and SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:101), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELGSL QVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYVHNHNVYTNNENCSSPSW QAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGSYIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCR NGIKEKHGFDYAK corresponding to amino acids 1-188 of SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-188 of Z21368_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:101), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ARYDGDQPRCAPRPRGLSPTVF (SEQ ID NO:1008) corresponding to amino acids 189-210 of Z21368_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:101), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z21368_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:101), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence ARYDGDQPRCAPRPRGLSPTVF (SEQ ID NO:1008) in Z21368_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:101).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein Z21368_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:101) is encoded by the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 691 and ends at position 1320.


Variant protein Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:56). An alignment is given to the known protein (Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:96)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102) and Q7Z2W2 (SEQ ID NO:840):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELGSL QVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYVHNHNVYTNNENCSSPSW QAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRT corresponding to amino acids 1-137 of Q7Z2W2 (SEQ ID NO:840), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-137 of Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GLLHRLNH (SEQ ID NO:1009) corresponding to amino acids 138-145 of Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence GLLHRLNH (SEQ ID NO:1009) in Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102).


Comparison report between Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102) and SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLTDDQDVELGSL QVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYVHNHNVYTNNENCSSPSW QAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRT corresponding to amino acids 1-137 of SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-137 of Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GLLHRLNH (SEQ ID NO:1009) corresponding to amino acids 138-145 of Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence GLLHRLNH (SEQ ID NO:1009) in Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102) is encoded by the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:56), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 691 and ends at position 1125.


As noted above, cluster Z21368 features 34 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node0 (SEQ ID NO:62) according to the present invention is supported by 8 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 7 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 7Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegment endingTranscript namestarting positionpositionZ21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID1327NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node15 (SEQ ID NO:63) according to the present invention is supported by 26 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 8 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 8Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegment endingTranscript namestarting positionpositionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ631807ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ631807ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ631807ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ631807ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID469645NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID469645NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID496672NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node19 (SEQ ID NO:64) according to the present invention is supported by 24 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59) and Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60). Table 9 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 9Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegment endingTranscript namestarting positionpositionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ8631102ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ8631102ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ8631102ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ8631102ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID701940NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID701940NO: 60)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node2 (SEQ ID NO:65) according to the present invention is supported by 15 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59) and Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60). Table 10 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 10Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegment endingTranscript namestarting positionpositionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ1300ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ1300ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ1300ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ1300ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID1300NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID1300NO: 60)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node21 (SEQ ID NO:66) according to the present invention is supported by 37 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA 1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 11 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 11Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegment endingTranscript namestarting positionpositionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ11031254ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ11031254ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ11031254ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID9411092NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID9411092NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID728879NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node33 (SEQ ID NO:67) according to the present invention is supported by 45 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 12 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 12Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegment endingTranscript namestarting positionpositionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ15021677ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ14241599ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ15761751ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ15761751ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID14141589NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID14141589NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID12011376NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node36 (SEQ ID NO:68) according to the present invention is supported by 44 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 13 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 13Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegment endingTranscript namestarting positionpositionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ16781806ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ16001728ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ17521880ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ17521880ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID15901718NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID15901718NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID13771505NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node37 (SEQ ID NO:69) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58). Table 14 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 14Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript namestarting positionSegment ending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T2418812159(SEQ ID NO: 58)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node39 (SEQ ID NO:70) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57) and Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58). Table 15 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 15Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript nameSegment starting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ19382790ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ22173069ID NO: 58)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node4 (SEQ ID NO:71) according to the present invention is supported by 13 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57) and Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58). Table 16 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 16Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript nameSegment starting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ301462ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ301462ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ301462ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ301462ID NO: 58)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node41 (SEQ ID NO:72) according to the present invention is supported by 49 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 17 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 17Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ18641993ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ17861915ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID17761905NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID17761905NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID15631692NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node43 (SEQ ID NO:73) according to the present invention is supported by 52 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 18 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 18Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ19942210ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ19162132ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID19062122NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID19062122NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID16931909NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node45 (SEQ ID NO:74) according to the present invention is supported by 64 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 19 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 19Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ22112466ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ21332388ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID21232378NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID21232378NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID19102165NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node53 (SEQ ID NO:75) according to the present invention is supported by 60 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 20 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 20Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ27252900ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ26472822ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID26372812NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID26372812NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID24242599NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node56 (SEQ ID NO:76) according to the present invention is supported by 50 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 21 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 21Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ29013043ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ28232965ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ26002742ID NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node58 (SEQ ID NO:77) according to the present invention is supported by 71 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 22 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 22Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ30443167ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ29663089ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID28132936NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID28132936NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID27432866NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node66 (SEQ ID NO:78) according to the present invention is supported by 142 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56, Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 23 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 23Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ32023789ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ31243711ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID29713558NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID29713558NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID29013488NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node67 (SEQ ID NO:79) according to the present invention is supported by 181 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 24 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 24Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ37904374ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ37124296ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID35594143NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID35594143NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID34894073NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node69 (SEQ ID NO:80) according to the present invention is supported by 150 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 25 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 25Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ44284755ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ43504677ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID41975384NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID41974524NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID41274454NO: 61)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node11 (SEQ ID NO:81) according to the present invention is supported by 26 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 26 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 26Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ558602ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ558602ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ558602ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ558602ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID396440NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID396440NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID423467NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node12 (SEQ ID NO:82) according to the present invention is supported by 23 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56, Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA1T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 27 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 27Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting position ending position Z21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ603630ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ603630ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ603630ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ603630ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID441468NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID441468NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID468495NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node16 (SEQ ID NO:83) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 28 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 28Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ808822ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ808822ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ808822ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ808822ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID646660NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID646660NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID673687NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node17 (SEQ ID NO:84) according to the present invention is supported by 19 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 29 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 29Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ823862ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ823862ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ823862ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ823862ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID661700NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID661700NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID688727NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node23 (SEQ ID NO:85) according to the present invention is supported by 36 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 30 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 30Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ11031176ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ12551328ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ12551328ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID10931166NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID10931166NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID880953NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node24 (SEQ ID NO:86) according to the present invention is supported by 36 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 31 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 31Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ12551350ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ11771272ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ13291424ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ13291424ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID11671262NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID11671262NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID9541049NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node30 (SEQ ID NO:87) according to the present invention is supported by 39 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 32 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 32Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ13511409ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ12731331ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ14251483ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ14251483ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID12631321NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID12631321NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID10501108NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node31 (SEQ ID NO:88) according to the present invention is supported by 40 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 33 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 33Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ14101501ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ13321423ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ14841575ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ14841575ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID13221413NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID13221413NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID11091200NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node38 (SEQ ID NO:89) according to the present invention is supported by 45 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 34 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 34Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ18071863ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ17291785ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ18811937ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ21602216ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID17191775NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID17191775NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID15061562NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node47 (SEQ ID NO:90) according to the present invention is supported by 61 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 35 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 35Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ24672563ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ23892485ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID23792475NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID23792475NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID21662262NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node49 (SEQ ID NO 91) according to the present invention is supported by 57 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 36 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 36Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ25642658ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ24862580ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID24762570NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID24762570NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID22632357NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node51 (SEQ ID NO:92) according to the present invention is supported by 46 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 37 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 37Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ26592724ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ25812646ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID25712636NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID25712636NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID23582423NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node61 (SEQ ID NO:93) according to the present invention is supported by 61 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 38 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 38Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ31683201ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ30903123ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID29372970NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID29372970NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID28672900NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node68 (SEQ ID NO 94) according to the present invention is supported by 87 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 39 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 39Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ43754427ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ42974349ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID41444196NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID41444196NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID40744126NO: 61)


Segment cluster Z21368_PEA1_node7 (SEQ ID NO:95) according to the present invention is supported by 29 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z21368_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:55), Z21368_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:56), Z21368_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:57), Z21368_PEA1_T24 (SEQ ID NO:58), Z21368_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:59), Z21368_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:60) and Z21368_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:61). Table 40 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 40Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionZ21368_PEA_1_T10 (SEQ463557ID NO: 55)Z21368_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ463557ID NO: 56)Z21368_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ463557ID NO: 57)Z21368_PEA_1_T24 (SEQ463557ID NO: 58)Z21368_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID301395NO: 59)Z21368_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID301395NO: 60)Z21368_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID328422NO: 61)


Overexpression of at least a portion of this cluster was determined according to oligonucleotides and one or more chips. The results were as follows: Oligonucleotide Z213680061857 was on the TAA chip and was found to be overexpressed in breast cancer.


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: /tmp/5ER3vIMKE2/9L0Y7lDlTQ:SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: Z21368_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:97)×SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:7664.00Score:0Matching length:761Total length:761Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50         .         .         .         .         .51DDQDVELGSLQVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYV100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51DDQDVELGSLQVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYV100         .         .         .         .         .101HNHNVYTNNENCSSPSWQAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGS150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101HNHNVYTNNENCSSPSWQAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGS150         .         .         .         .         .151YIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESI200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151YIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESI200         .         .         .         .         .201NYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYN250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201NYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYN250         .         .         .         .         .251YAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNML300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNML300         .         .         .         .         .301VETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVE350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301VETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVE350         .         .         .         .         .351PGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRT400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351PGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRT400         .         .         .         .         .401NKKAKIWRDTFLVERGKFLRKKEESSKNIQQSNHLPKYERVKELCQQARY450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401NKKAKIWRDTFLVERGKFLRKKEESSKNIQQSNHLPKYERVKELCQQARY450         .         .         .         .         .451QTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGKLRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRNLYARGFHDK500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451QTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGKLRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRNLYARGFHDK500         .         .         .         .         .501DKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNQGTPKYKPRFVHTRQTRSLSVEF550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501DKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNQGTPKYKPRFVHTRQTRSLSVEF550         .         .         .         .         .551EGEIYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQASSGGNRGRMLA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551EGEIYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQASSGGNRGRMLA600         .         .         .         .         .601DSSNAVGPPTTVRVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYIDKEI650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601DSSNAVGPPTTVRVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYIDKEI650         .         .         .         .         .651EALQDKIKNLREVRGHLKRRKPEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLH700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651EALQDKIKNLREVRGHLKRRKPEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLH700         .         .         .         .         .701PFKEAAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRKKERKEKRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHD750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701PFKEAAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRKKERKEKRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHD750         .751NNHWQTAPFWN761|||||||||||751NNHWQTAPFWN761


Sequence name: /tmp/tt3yfXIUKV/YxSTFWr66h:Q7Z2W2 (SEQ ID NO:840)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98)×Q7Z2W2 (SEQ ID NO:840).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:7869.00Score:0Matching length:791Total length:871Matching Percent99.87Matching Percent Identity:99.87Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:90.70Total Percent Identity:90.70Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50         .         .         .         .         .51DDQDVELA..........................................58|||||||51DDQDVELGSLQVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFTNAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYV100         .         .         .         .         .59......................................FFGKYLNEYNGS70                                      ||||||||||||101HNHNVYTNNENCSSPSWQAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTVFFGKYLNEYNGS150         .         .         .         .         .71YIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESI120||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151YIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESI200         .         .         .         .         .121NYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYN170||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201NYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPRGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYN250         .         .         .         .         .171YAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNML220||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNML300         .         .         .         .         .221VETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVE270||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301VETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVE350         .         .         .         .         .271PGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDTAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRT320||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351PGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRT400         .         .         .         .         .321NKKAKIWRDTFLVERGKFLRKKEESSKNIQQSNHLPKYERVKELCQQARY370||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401NKKAKIWRDTFLVERGKFLRKKEESSKNIQQSNHLPKYERVKELCQQARY450         .         .         .         .         .371QTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGKLRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRNLYARGFHDK420||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451QTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGKLRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRNLYARGFHDK500         .         .         .         .         .421DKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNQGTPKYKPRFVHTRQTRSLSVEF470||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501DKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNQGTPKYKPRFVHTRQRRSLSVEF550         .         .         .         .         .471EGEIYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQASSGGNRGRMLA520||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551EGEIYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQASSGGNRGRMLA600         .         .         .         .         .521DSSNAVGPPTTVRVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYIDKEI570||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601DSSNAVGPPTTVRVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYIDKEI650         .         .         .         .         .571EALQDKIKNLREVRGHLKRRKPEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLH620||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651EALQDKIKNLREVRGHLKRRKPEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLH700         .         .         .         .         .621PFKEAAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRKKERKEKRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHD670||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701PFKEAAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRKKERKEKRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHD750         .         .         .         .         .671NNHWQTAPFWNLGSFCACTSSNNNTYWCLRTVNETHNFLFCEFATGFLEY720||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751NNHWQTAPFWNLGSFCACTSSNNNTYWCLRTVNETHNFLFCEFATGFLEY800         .         .         .         .         .721FDMNTDPYQLTNTVHTVERGILNQLHVQLMELRSCQGYKQCNPRPKNLDV770||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801FDMNTDPYQLTNTVHTVERGILNQLHVQLMELRSCQGYKQCNPRPKNLDV850         .         .771GNKDGGSYDLHRGQLWDGWEG791|||||||||||||||||||||851GNKDGGSYDLHRGQLWDGWEG871


Sequence name: /tmp/tt3yfXIUKV/YxSTFWr66h:AAH12997 (SEQ ID NO:841)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98)×AAH12997 (SEQ ID NO:841).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:420.00Score:0Matching length:40Total length:40Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .752LRSCQGYKQCNPRPKNLDVGNKDGGSYDLHRGQLWDGWEG791||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1LRSCQGYKQCNPRPKNLDVGNKDGGSYDLHRGQLWDGWEG40


Sequence name: /tmp/tt3yfXIUKV/YxSTFWr66h:SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: Z21368_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:98)×SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:7878.00Score:0Matching length:791Total length:871Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:90.82Total Percent Identity:90.82Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50         .         .         .         .         .51DDQDVEL...........................................57|||||||51DDQDVELGSLQVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYV100         .         .         .         .         .58.....................................AFFGKYLNEYNGS70                                     |||||||||||||101HNHNVYTNNENCSSPSWQAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGS150         .         .         .         .         .71YIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESI120||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151YIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESI200         .         .         .         .         .121NYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYN170||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201NYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYN250         .         .         .         .         .171YAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNML220||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNML300         .         .         .         .         .221VETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVE270||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301VETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVE350         .         .         .         .         .271PGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRT320||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351PGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRT400         .         .         .         .         .321NKKAKIWRDTFLVERGKFLRKKEESSKNIQQSNHLPKYERVKELCQQARY370||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401NKKAKIWRDTFLVERGKFLRKKEESSKNIQQSNHLPKYERVKELCQQARY450         .         .         .         .         .371QTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGKLRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRNLYARGFHDK420||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451QTACEQPGQKWQCIEDTSGKLRIHKCKGPSDLLTVRQSTRNLYARGFHDK500         .         .         .         .         .421DKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNQGTPKYKPRFVHTRQTRSLSVEF470||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501DKECSCRESGYRASRSQRKSQRQFLRNQGTPKYKPRFVHTRQTRSLSVEF550         .         .         .         .         .471EGEIYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQASSGGNRGRMLA520||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551EGEIYDINLEEEEELQVLQPRNIAKRHDEGHKGPRDLQASSGGNRGRMLA600         .         .         .         .         .521DSSNAVGPPTTVRVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYIDKEI570||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601DSSNAVGPPTTVRVTHKCFILPNDSIHCERELYQSARAWKDHKAYIDKEI650         .         .         .         .         .571EALQDKIKNLREVRGHLKRRKPEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLH620||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651EALQDKIKNLREVRGHLKRRKPEECSCSKQSYYNKEKGVKKQEKLKSHLH700         .         .         .         .         .621PFKEAAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRKKERKEKRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHD670||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701PFKEAAQEVDSKLQLFKENNRRRKKERKEKRRQRKGEECSLPGLTCFTHD750         .         .         .         .         .671NNHWQTAPFWNLGSFCACTSSNNNTYWCLRTVNETHNFLFCEFATGFLEY720||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751NNHWQTAPFWNLGSFCACTSSNNNTYWCLRTVNETHNFLFCEFATGFLEY800         .         .         .         .         .721FDMNTDPYQLTNTVHTVERGILNQLHVQLMELRSCQGYKQCNPRPKNLDV770||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801FDMNTDPYQLTNTVHTVERGILNQLHVQLMELRSCQGYKQCNPRPKNLDV850         .         .771GNKDGGSYDLHRGQLWDGWEG791|||||||||||||||||||||851GNKDGGSYDLHRGQLWDGWEG871


Sequence name: /tmp/AVAZGWHuF0/RzHFOnHIsT:SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: Z21368_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:99)×SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:4174.00Escore:0Matching length:416Total length:416Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50         .         .         .         .         .51DDQDVELGSLQVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYV100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51DDQDVELGSLQVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYV100         .         .         .         .         .101HNHNVYTNNENCSSPSWQAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGS150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101HNHNVYTNNENCSSPSWQAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGS150         .         .         .         .         .151YIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESI200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151YIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESI200         .         .         .         .         .201NYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYN250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201NYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYN250         .         .         .         .         .251YAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNML300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNML300         .         .         .         .         .301VETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVE350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301VETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVE350         .         .         .         .         .351PGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRT400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351PGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNRFRT400         .401NKKAKIWRDTFLVERG416||||||||||||||||401NKKAKIWRDTFLVERG416


Sequence name: /tmp/JhwgRdKqmt/kqSmjxkWWk:SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: Z21368_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:100)×SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:3985.00Escore:0Matching length:397Total length:397Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50         .         .         .         .         .51DDQDVELGSLQVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYV100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51DDQDVELGSLQVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYV100         .         .         .         .         .101HNHNVYTNNENCSSPSWQAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGS150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101HNHNVYTNNENCSSPSWQAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGS150         .         .         .         .         .151YIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESI200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151YIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAKDYFTDLITNESI200         .         .         .         .         .201NYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYN250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201NYFKMSKRMYPHRPVMMVISHAAPHGPEDSAPQFSKLYPNASQHITPSYN250         .         .         .         .         .251YAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNML300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YAPNMDKHWIMQYTGPMLPIHMEFTNILQRKRLQTLMSVDDSVERLYNML300         .         .         .         .         .301VETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVE350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301VETGELENTYIIYTADHGYHIGQFGLVKGKSMPYDFDIRVPFFIRGPSVE350         .         .         .         .351PGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNR397|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351PGSIVPQIVLNIDLAPTILDIAGLDTPPDVDGKSVLKLLDPEKPGNR397


Sequence name: /tmp/GPlnIw3BOg/zXFdxqG4ow:SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: Z21368_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:101)×SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1897.00Escore:0Matching length:188Total length:188Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50         .         .         .         .         .51DDQDVELGSLQVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYV100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51DDQDVELGSLQVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYV100         .         .         .         .         .101HNHNVYTNNENCSSPSWQAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGS150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101HNHNVYTNNENCSSPSWQAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRTAFFGKYLNEYNGS150         .         .         .151YIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAK188||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151YIPPGWREWLGLIKNSRFYNYTVCRNGIKEKHGFDYAK188


Sequence name: /tmp/oji5Fs74fB/8xeB9KrGjp:Q7Z2W2 (SEQ ID NO:840)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102)×Q7Z2W2 (SEQ ID NO:840).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1368.00Escore:0.000511Matching length:137Total length:137Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent100.00Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50         .         .         .         .         .51DDQDVELGSLQVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYV100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51DDQDVELGSLQVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYV100         .         .         .101HNHNVYTNNENCSSPSWQAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRT137|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101HNHNVYTNNENCSSPSWQAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRT137


Sequence name: /tmp/oji5Fs74fB/8xeB9KrGjp:SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: Z21368_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:102)×SUL1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:96).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1368.00Escore:0.000511Matching length:137Total length:137Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent100.00Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MKYSCCALVLAVLGTELLGSLCSTVRSPRFRGRIQQERKNIRPNIILVLT50         .         .         .         .         .51DDQDVELGSLQVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYV100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51DDQDVELGSLQVMNKTRKIMEHGGATFINAFVTTPMCCPSRSSMLTGKYV100         .         .         .101HNHNVYTNNENCSSPSWQAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRT137|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101HNHNVYTNNENCSSPSWQAMHEPRTFAVYLNNTGYRT137


Expression of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular Sulfatase Sulf-1Z21368 Transcripts Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name Z21368seg39 (SEQ ID NO:844) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 transcripts detectable by or according to seg39, Z21368seg39 (SEQ ID NO:844) amplicon and Z21368seg39F (SEQ ID NO:842) and Z21368seg39R (SEQ ID NO:843) primers was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926), amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)), and G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60,63-67, Table 1 above, Tissue samples in testing panel), to obtain a value of fold up-regulation for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.



FIG. 13 is a histogram showing over expression of the above-indicated SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples. Values represent the average of duplicate experiments. Error bars indicate the minimal and maximal values obtained. The number and percentage of samples that exhibit at least 5-fold over-expression, out of the total number of samples tested is indicated in the bottom.


As is evident from FIG. 13, the expression of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in cancer samples was significantly higher than in the non-cancerous samples (Sample Nos 56-60,63-67, Table 1 above, Tissue samples in testing panel). Notably an over-expression of at least 5 fold was found in 13 out of 28 adenocarcinoma samples.


Statistical analysis was applied to verify the significance of these results, as described below.


The P value for the difference in the expression levels of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in breast cancer samples versus the normal tissue samples was determined by T test as 2.14E-03.


Threshold of 5 fold overexpression was found to differentiate between cancer and normal samples with P value of 6.91E-03 as checked by exact fisher test. The above values demonstrate statistical significance of the results.


Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: Z21368seg39F forward primer (SEQ ID NO:842); Z21368seg39R reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:843).


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: Z21368seg39 (SEQ ID NO:844).

Z21368seg39F(SEQ ID NO: 842)-GTTGCATTTCTCAGTGCTGGTTTZ21368seg39R(SEQ ID NO: 843)-AGGGTGCCGGGTGAGGZ21368seg39(SEQ ID NO: 844)-GTTGCATTTCTCAGTGCTGGTTTCTAATCAGACCAGTGGATTGAGTTTCTCTACCATCCTCCCCACGTTCTTCTCTAAGCTGCCTCCAAGCCTCACCCGGCACCCT


Expression of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular Sulfatase Sulf-1Z21368 Transcripts Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name Z21368seg39 (SEQ ID NO:844) in Different Normal Tissues

Expression of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 transcripts detectable by or according to Z21368seg39 (SEQ ID NO:844) amplicon and Z21368seg39F (SEQ ID NO:842) Z21368seg39R (SEQ ID NO:843) was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—[RPL19 (GenBank Accession No. NM000981 (SEQ ID NO:934); RPL19 amplicon (SEQ ID NO:937)), TATA box (GenBank Accession No. NM003194 (SEQ ID NO:938); TATA amplicon (SEQ ID NO:941)), UBC (GenBank Accession No. BC000449 (SEQ ID NO:942); amplicon—Ubiquitin-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:945)) and SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the breast samples (sample nos. 33-35 in table 2 “Tissue samples in normal panel”) to obtain a value of relative expression of each sample relative to median of the Normal samples. Primers and amplicon are as above.


The results are presented in FIG. 14, demonstrating the expression of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1Z21368 transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name Z21368seg39 (SEQ ID NO:844), in different normal tissues.


Expression of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular Sulfatase Sulf-1Z21368 Transcripts Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name Z21368junc17-21 (SEQ ID NO:847) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 transcripts detectable by or according to Z21368junc17-21 (SEQ ID NO:847) amplicon and Z21368junc17-21F (SEQ ID NO:845) and Z21368junc17-21R (SEQ ID NO:846) primers was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), and SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)), G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos 56-60,63-67 Table 1 above, “Tissue samples in testing panel”), to obtain a value of fold up-regulation for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.



FIG. 15 is a histogram showing over expression of the above-indicated SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples. Values represent the average of duplicate experiments. Error bars indicate the minimal and maximal values obtained. The number and percentage of samples that exhibit at least 5 fold over-expression, out of the total number of samples tested is indicated in the bottom.


As is evident from FIG. 15, the expression of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in cancer samples was significantly higher than in the non-cancerous samples (Sample Nos 56-60,63-67, Table 1 above, Tissue samples in testing panel). Notably an over-expression of at least 5 fold was found in 11 out of 28 adenocarcinoma samples.


Statistical analysis was applied to verify the significance of these results, as described below.


The P value for the difference in the expression levels of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in breast cancer samples versus the normal tissue samples was determined by T test as 4.6E-03.


Threshold of 5 fold overexpression was found to differentiate between cancer and normal samples with P value of 1.78E-02 as checked by exact fisher test. The above values demonstrate statistical significance of the results. Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: Z21368junc17-21F forward primer (SEQ ID NO:845); Z21368junc17-21R reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:846).


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: Z21368junc17-21 (SEQ ID NO:847)

Z21368junc17-21F(SEQ ID NO: 845)-GGACGGATACAGCAGGAACGZ21368junc17-21R(SEQ ID NO: 846)-TATTTTCCAAAAAAGGCCAGCTCZ21368junc17-21(SEQ ID NO: 847)-GGACGGATACAGCAGGAACGAAAAAACATCCGACCCAACATTATTCTTGTGCTTACCGATGATCAAGATGTGGAGCTGGCCTTTTTTGGAAAATA


Expression of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular Sulfatase Sulf-1 Z21368 Transcripts Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name Z21368junc17-21 (SEQ ID NO:847) in Different Normal Tissues

Expression of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 Z21368 transcripts detectable by or according to amplicon Z21368junc17-21 (SEQ ID NO:847) was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—RPL19 (GenBank Accession No. NM000981 (SEQ ID NO:934); RPL19 amplicon (SEQ ID NO:937)), TATA box (GenBank Accession No. NM003194 (SEQ ID NO:938); TATA amplicon (SEQ ID NO:941)), UBC (GenBank Accession No. BC000449 (SEQ ID NO:942); amplicon—Ubiquitin-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:945)) and SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes, as above. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the breast samples (Sample Nos.—33-35 Table 2 above, “Tissue samples on normal panel”), to obtain a value of relative expression of each sample relative to median of the breast samples. Primers and amplicon are as above.


The results are presented in FIG. 16, demonstrating the expression of SUL1_HUMAN—Extracellular sulfatase Sulf-1 Z21368 transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name Z21368junc17-21 (SEQ ID NO:847), in different normal tissues.


Description for Cluster T59832

Cluster T59832 features 6 transcript(s) and 33 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the 5 application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID NoT59832_T11103T59832_T15104T59832_T22105T59832_T28106T59832_T6107T59832_T8108









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No














T59832_node_1
109



T59832_node_22
110



T59832_node_23
111



T59832_node_24
112



T59832_node_29
113



T59832_node_39
114



T59832_node_7
115



T59832_node_10
116



T59832_node_11
117



T59832_node_12
118



T59832_node_14
119



T59832_node_16
120



T59832_node_19
121



T59832_node_2
122



T59832_node_20
123



T59832_node_25
124



T59832_node_26
125



T59832_node_27
126



T59832_node_28
127



T59832_node_3
128



T59832_node_30
129



T59832_node_31
130



T59832_node_32
131



T59832_node_34
132



T59832_node_35
133



T59832_node_36
134



T59832_node_37
135



T59832_node_38
136



T59832_node_4
137



T59832_node_5
138



T59832_node_6
139



T59832_node_8
140



T59832_node_9
141

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Protein Name
Sequence ID No














T59832_P5
143



T59832_P7
144



T59832_P9
145



T59832_P12
146



T59832_P18
147










These sequences are variants of the known protein Gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase precursor (SwissProt accession identifier GILT_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms Gamma-interferon-inducible protein IP-30), SEQ ID NO: 142, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase precursor (SEQ ID NO:142) is known or believed to have the following function(s): Cleaves disulfide bonds in proteins by reduction. May facilitate the complet unfolding of proteins destined for lysosomal degradation. May be involved in MHC class II-restricted antigen processing. The sequence for protein Gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase precursor (SEQ ID NO:142) is given at the end of the application, as “Gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase precursor (SEQ ID NO:142) amino acid sequence”. Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceComment109L -> S130H -> L


Protein Gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase precursor (SEQ ID NO:142) localization is believed to be Lysosomal.


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: extracellular; lysosome, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster T59832 can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 17 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 17 and Table 5. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: brain malignant tumors, breast malignant tumors, ovarian carcinoma and pancreas carcinoma.

TABLE 5Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberAdrenal208Bladder205Bone200Brain18Colon236Epithelial143General280head and neck192Kidney71Liver53Lung459lymph nodes248Breast0bone marrow94Ovary0Pancreas20Prostate86Skin29Stomach109T cells557Thyroid0Uterus63









TABLE 6










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





adrenal
4.9e−01
5.9e−01
4.7e−03
1.1
2.9e−02
0.8


bladder
3.7e−01
5.6e−01
3.7e−02
1.3
2.5e−01
0.9


Bone
6.6e−01
6.7e−01
3.4e−01
0.6
9.1e−01
0.4


Brain
1.8e−01
2.9e−01
4.3e−03
3.8
2.8e−02
2.5


colon
4.4e−01
5.2e−01
6.1e−01
0.9
8.1e−01
0.7


epithelial
2.5e−02
1.6e−01
1.2e−05
1.6
9.8e−02
1.1


general
1.3e−02
1.6e−01
1
0.8
1
0.6


Head and neck
3.4e−01
3.3e−01
1
0.4
9.4e−01
0.5


kidney
7.7e−01
8.5e−01
1.4e−01
1.3
4.2e−01
0.9


Liver
8.3e−01
7.6e−01
1
0.5
1
0.6


Lung
5.7e−01
8.3e−01
3.5e−01
0.8
9.8e−01
0.5


lymph nodes
5.7e−01
6.6e−01
7.6e−01
0.8
3.6e−02
1.1


breast
5.0e−02
1.3e−01
2.5e−03
6.5
4.4e−02
3.6


Bone marrow
6.2e−01
7.8e−01
1
0.3
9.5e−01
0.5


ovary
2.2e−01
9.4e−02
3.2e−03
6.1
8.3e−03
5.3


pancreas
9.0e−02
1.6e−02
1.1e−03
4.0
7.9e−04
4.2


prostate
8.1e−01
8.0e−01
5.7e−01
0.9
4.1e−01
0.9


skin
1.6e−01
1.2e−01
2.3e−02
6.0
1.0e−02
2.2


stomach
5.5e−01
7.4e−01
9.4e−01
0.6
4.9e−01
1.0


T cells
1
6.7e−01
6.9e−01
1.0
9.8e−01
0.5


Thyroid
2.3e−01
2.3e−01
5.9e−02
2.5
5.9e−02
2.5


uterus
7.4e−02
4.7e−02
2.2e−02
2.0
6.2e−02
1.7









As noted above, cluster T59832 features 6 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase precursor (SEQ ID NO:142). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein T59832_P5 (SEQ ID NO:143) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107). An alignment is given to the known protein (Gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase precursor (SEQ ID NO:142)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application.


Comparison report between T59832_P5 (SEQ ID NO:143) and GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P5 (SEQ ID NO:143), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYK corresponding to amino acids 12-55 of GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-44 of T59832_P5 (SEQ ID NO:143), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VGTATGRAGWREQAPCRGTRLLLSPQTSQGKTRAPRGRCPCRVPGKTLFSSRRCGHTP SVPFRFRIPHLRGAAASTRLVPPKGSMSAYCVLLGQELGSPFVAQGTSSAAGQGPPACIL AATLDAFIPARAGLACLWDLLGRCPRG (SEQ ID NO:1010) corresponding to amino acids 45-189 of T59832_P5 (SEQ ID NO:143), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P5 (SEQ ID NO:143), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

VGTATGRAGWREQAPCRGTRLLLSPQTSQGKTRAPRGRCPCRVPGKTLFSSRRCGHTP(SEQ ID NO: 1010)SVPFRFRIPHLRGAAASTRLVPPKGSMSAYCVLLGQELGSPFVAQGTSSAAGQGPPACILAATLDAFIPARAGLACLWDLLGRCPRGin T59832_P5.(SEQ ID NO: 143)


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T59832_P5 (SEQ ID NO:143) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 149 and ends at position 715. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 7 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T59832_P5 (SEQ ID NO:143) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?61C -> TYes148G -> TYes1505G -> CYes1651T ->No1652T -> GYes1717C -> ANo1722C ->No1722C -> GNo1752A -> GYes1817A -> GYes1854C ->No1854C -> ANo212-> ANo1871C -> TYes1886T -> GNo1906G -> ANo1906G -> CNo1942C ->No1942C -> TNo1971C ->No1986G -> ANo2001G -> TYes2008A ->No241G -> TNo2030-> TNo2031C -> TNo2050C ->No2056A -> GYes2068G -> AYes2111A -> CYes2136A -> CYes2144T -> CYes244A -> GYes962C -> TYes1074G -> AYes1248G -> CYes1441G -> AYes1443G -> ANo


Variant protein T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). An alignment is given to the known protein (Gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase precursor (SEQ ID NO:142) ) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144) and GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIM ECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNG corresponding to amino acids 12-223 of GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-212 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR (SEQ ID NO:1011) corresponding to amino acids 213-238 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR (SEQ ID NO:1011) in T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144).


Comparison report between T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144) and BAC98466 (SEQ ID NO:848):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIM ECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNG corresponding to amino acids 1-212 of BAC98466 (SEQ ID NO:848), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-212 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR (SEQ ID NO:1011) corresponding to amino acids 213-238 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR (SEQ ID NO:1011) in T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144).


Comparison report between T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144) and BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLV (SEQ ID NO:1012) corresponding to amino acids 1-90 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVC MEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYV PWVTVNGVRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR corresponding to amino acids 1-148 of BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849), which also corresponds to amino acids 91-238 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a head of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA(SEQ ID NO: 1012)PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVof T59832_P7.(SEQ ID NO: 144)


Comparison report between T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144) and Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIM ECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNG corresponding to amino acids 1-212 of Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-212 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR (SEQ ID NO:1011) corresponding to amino acids 213-238 of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR (SEQ ID NO:1011) in T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide.


Variant protein T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 8, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?146I ->No146I -> MYes168P -> QNo170L ->No170L -> VNo180M -> VYes76R -> QYes77A -> TNo


Variant protein T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 149 and ends at position 862. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 9 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 9Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?61C -> TYes148G -> TYes651C -> ANo656C ->No656C -> GNo686A -> GYes751A -> GYes1004T -> GYes1206C ->No1206C -> ANo1223C -> TYes1238T -> GNo212-> ANo1258G -> ANo1258G -> CNo1294C ->No1294C -> TNo1323C ->No1338G -> ANo1353G -> TYes1360A ->No1382-> TNo1383C -> TNo241G -> TNo1402C ->No1408A -> GYes1420G -> AYes1463A -> CYes1488A -> CYes1496T -> CYes244A -> GYes375G -> AYes377G -> ANo439G -> CYes585T ->No586T -> GYes


Variant protein T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103). An alignment is given to the known protein (Gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase precursor (SEQ ID NO:142)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145) and GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:2):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIM ECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHE corresponding to amino acids 12-214 of GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-203 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR (SEQ ID NO:1013) corresponding to amino acids 204-244 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR (SEQ ID NO:1013) in T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145).


Comparison report between-T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145) and BAC98466 (SEQ ID NO:848):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIM ECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHE corresponding to amino acids 1-203 of BAC98466 (SEQ ID NO:848), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-203 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR (SEQ ID NO:1013) corresponding to amino acids 204-244 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR (SEQ ID NO:1013) in T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145).


Comparison report between T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145) and BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLV (SEQ ID NO:1012) corresponding to amino acids 1-90 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVC MEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHE corresponding to amino acids 1-113 of BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849), which also corresponds to amino acids 91-203 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), and a third amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR (SEQ ID NO:1013) corresponding to amino acids 204-244 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), wherein said first, second and third amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a head of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA(SEQ ID NO: 1012)PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVof T59832_P9.(SEQ ID NO: 145)


3. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR (SEQ ID NO:1013) in T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145).


Comparison report between T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145) and Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIM ECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHE corresponding to amino acids 1-203 of Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-203 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence

(SEQ ID NO: 1013)NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR


corresponding to amino acids 204-244 of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence NPWKIRPSSLPLSASCTRARSRMSALPQPAPSGVFASSDGR (SEQ ID NO:1013) in T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 10, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T59832_P9 SEQ ID NO:145) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 10Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?146I ->No146I -> MYes222A -> PNo222A -> TNo234P ->No234P -> SNo243G ->No76R -> QYes77A -> TNo168P -> QNo170L ->No170L -> VNo180M -> VYes204N ->No204N -> KNo210P -> LYes215L -> WNo


Variant protein T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 149 and ends at position 880. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 11 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 11Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?61C -> TYes148G -> TYes651C -> ANo656C ->No656C -> GNo686A -> GYes751A -> GYes760C ->No760C -> ANo777C -> TYes792T -> GNo812G -> ANo212-> ANo812G -> CNo848C ->No848C -> TNo877C ->No892G -> ANo907G -> TYes914A ->No936-> TNo937C -> TNo956C ->No241G -> TNo962A -> GYes974G -> AYes1017A -> CYes1042A -> CYes1050T -> CYes244A -> GYes375G -> AYes377G -> ANo439G -> CYes585T ->No586T -> GYes


Variant protein T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104). An alignment is given to the known protein (Gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase precursor (SEQ ID NO:142)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146) and GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVE corresponding to amino acids 12-141 of GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-130 of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNGKPLED QTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK corresponding to amino acids 173-261 of GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142), which also corresponds to amino acids 131-219 of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise EC, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 130-x to 130; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 131+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


Comparison report between T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146) and BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLV (SEQ ID NO:1012) corresponding to amino acids 1-90 of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVE corresponding to amino acids 1-40 of BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849), which also corresponds to amino acids 91-130 of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), third amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNG corresponding to amino acids 72-122 of BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849), which also corresponds to amino acids 131-181 of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), and a fourth amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence KPLEDQTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK (SEQ ID NO:1016) corresponding to amino acids 182-219 of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), wherein said first, second, third and fourth amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a head of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA(SEQ ID NO: 1012)PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVof T59832_P12.(SEQ ID NO: 146)


3. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise EC, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 130-x to 130; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 131+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


4. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence KPLEDQTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK (SEQ ID NO:1016) in T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146).


Comparison report between T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146) and Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYLRGPLKKSNA PLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKC QHGEEECKFNKVE corresponding to amino acids 1-130 of Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-130 of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNGKPLED QTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK corresponding to amino acids 162-250 of Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850), which also corresponds to amino acids 131-219 of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise EC, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 130-x to 130; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 131+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 12, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 12Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?137P -> QNo139L ->No76R -> QYes77A -> TNo139L -> VNo149M -> VYes183P ->No183P -> TNo200G -> ANo200G -> DNo212S ->No212S -> FNo


Variant protein T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 149 and ends at position 805. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 13 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 13Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?61C -> TYes148G -> TYes563C -> GNo593A -> GYes658A -> GYes695C ->No695C -> ANo712C -> TYes727T -> GNo747G -> ANo747G -> CNo783C ->No212-> ANo783C -> TNo812C ->No827G -> ANo842G -> TYes849A ->No871-> TNo872C -> TNo891C ->No897A -> GYes909G -> AYes241G -> TNo952A -> CYes977A -> CYes985T -> CYes244A -> GYes375G -> AYes377G -> ANo439G -> CYes558C -> ANo563C ->No


Variant protein T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105). An alignment is given to the known protein (Gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase precursor (SEQ ID NO:142)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147) and GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYK corresponding to amino acids 12-55 of GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-44 of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNGKPLED QTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK corresponding to amino acids 173-261 of GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142), which also corresponds to amino acids 45-133 of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise KC, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 44-x to 44; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 45+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


Comparison report between T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147) and Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYK corresponding to amino acids 1-44 of Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-44 of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNGKPLED QTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK corresponding to amino acids 162-250 of Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850), which also corresponds to amino acids 45-133 of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise KC, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 44-x to 44; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 45+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


Comparison report between T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147) and Q8NE14 (SEQ ID NO:851):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYK corresponding to amino acids 1-44 of Q8NE14 (SEQ ID NO:851), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-44 of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNGKPLED QTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK corresponding to amino acids 162-250 of Q8NE14 (SEQ ID NO:851), which also corresponds to amino acids 45-133 of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise KC, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 44-x to 44; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 45+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 14, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 14Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?114G -> ANo114G -> DNo126S ->No126S -> FNo51P -> QNo53L ->No53L -> VNo63M -> VYes97P ->No97P -> TNo


Variant protein T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 149 and ends at position 547. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 15 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 15Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?61C -> TYes148G -> TYes437C ->No437C -> ANo454C -> TYes469T -> GNo489G -> ANo489G -> CNo525C ->No525C -> TNo554C ->No569G -> ANo212-> ANo584G -> TYes591A ->No613-> TNo614C -> TNo633C ->No639A -> GYes651G -> AYes694A -> CYes719A -> CYes727T -> CYes241G -> TNo244A -> GYes300C -> ANo305C ->No305C -> GNo335A -> GYes400A -> GYes


As noted above, cluster T59832 features 33 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster T59832_node1 (SEQ ID NO:109) according to the present invention is supported by 62 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 16 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 16Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID1123NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID1123NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID1123NO: 105)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)1123T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)1123


Segment cluster T59832_node22 (SEQ ID NO:110) according to the present invention is supported by 4 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106). Table 17 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 17Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T28 (SEQ ID1523NO: 106)


Segment cluster T59832_node23 (SEQ ID NO:111) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106). Table 18 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 18Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T28 (SEQ ID524652NO: 106)


Segment cluster T59832_node24 (SEQ ID NO:112) according to the present invention is supported by 4 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106). Table 19 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 19Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T28 (SEQ ID653901NO: 106)


Segment cluster T59832_node29 (SEQ ID NO:113) according to the present invention is supported by 12 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 20 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 20Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T28 (SEQ ID10551472NO: 106)T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)7851202


Segment cluster T59832_node39 (SEQ ID NO:114) according to the present invention is supported by 195 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 21 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 21Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID10311084NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID9661019NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID708761NO: 105)T59832_T28 (SEQ ID17471800NO: 106)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)21252178T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)14771530


Segment cluster T59832_node7 (SEQ ID NO:115) according to the present invention is supported by 8 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107). Table 22 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 22Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)2811346


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster T59832_node10 (SEQ ID NO:116) according to the present invention is supported by 332 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 23 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 23Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID338382NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID338382NO: 104)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)14041448T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)338382


Segment cluster T59832_node11 (SEQ ID NO:117) according to the present invention is supported by 306 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 24 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 24Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID383417NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID383417NO: 104)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)14491483T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)383417


Segment cluster T59832_node12 (SEQ ID NO:118) according to the present invention is supported by 280 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 25 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 25Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID418463NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID418463NO: 104)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)14841529T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)418463


Segment cluster T59832_node14 (SEQ ID NO:119) according to the present invention is supported by 280 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 26 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 26Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID464502NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID464502NO: 104)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)15301568T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)464502


Segment cluster T59832_node16 (SEQ ID NO:120) according to the present invention is supported by 287 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 27 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 27Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID503538NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID503538NO: 104)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)15691604T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)503538


Segment cluster T59832_node19 (SEQ ID NO:121) according to the present invention is supported by 300 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 28 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 28Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID539577NO: 103)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)16051643T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)539577


Segment cluster T59832_node2 (SEQ ID NO:122) according to the present invention is supported by 258 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 29 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 29Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID124154NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID124154NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID124154NO: 105)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)124154T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)124154


Segment cluster T59832_node20 (SEQ ID NO:123) according to the present invention is supported by 318 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 30 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 30Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID578631NO: 103)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)16441697T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)578631


Segment cluster T59832_node25 (SEQ ID NO:124) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 31 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 31Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID632653NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID539560NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID281302NO: 105)T59832_T28 (SEQ ID902923NO: 106)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)16981719T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)632653


Segment cluster T59832_node26 (SEQ ID NO:125) according to the present invention is supported by 342 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 32 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 32Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID654717NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID561624NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID303366NO: 105)T59832_T28 (SEQ ID924987NO: 106)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)17201783T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)654717


Segment cluster T59832_node27 (SEQ ID NO:126) according to the present invention is supported by 314 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 33 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 33Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID718756NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID625663NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID367405NO: 105)T59832_T28 (SEQ ID9881026NO: 106)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)17841822T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)718756


Segment cluster T59832_node28 (SEQ ID NO:127) according to the present invention is supported by 284 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 34 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 34Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T15 (SEQ ID664691NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID406433NO: 105)T59832_T28 (SEQ ID10271054NO: 106)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)18231850T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)757784


Segment cluster T59832_node3 (SEQ ID NO:128) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 35 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 35Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID155172NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID155172NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID155172NO: 105)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)155172T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)155172


Segment cluster T59832_node30 (SEQ ID NO:129) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 36 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 36Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID757760NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID692695NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID434437NO: 105)T59832_T28 (SEQ ID14731476NO: 106)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)18511854T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)12031206


Segment cluster T59832_node31 (SEQ ID NO:130) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 37 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 37Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID761780NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID696715NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID438457NO: 105)T59832_T28 (SEQ ID14771496NO: 106)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)18551874T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)12071226


Segment cluster T59832_node32 (SEQ ID NO:131) according to the present invention is supported by 287 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 38 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 38Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID781810NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID716745NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID458487NO: 105)T59832_T28 (SEQ ID14971526NO: 106)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)18751904T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)12271256


Segment cluster T59832_node34 (SEQ ID NO:132) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 39 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 39Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID811832NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID746767NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID488509NO: 105)T59832_T28 (SEQ ID15271548NO: 106)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)19051926T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)12571278


Segment cluster T59832_node35 (SEQ ID NO:133) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 40 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 40Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID833836NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID768771NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID510513NO: 105)T59832_T28 (SEQ ID15491552NO: 106)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)19271930T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)12791282


Segment cluster T59832_node36 (SEQ ID NO:134) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 41 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 41Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID837845NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID772780NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID514522NO: 105)T59832_T28 (SEQ ID15531561NO: 106)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)19311939T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)12831291


Segment cluster T59832_node37 (SEQ ID NO:135) according to the present invention is supported by 300 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 42 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 42Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID846945NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID781880NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID523622NO: 105)T59832_T28 (SEQ ID15621661NO: 106)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)19402039T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)12921391


Segment cluster T59832_node38 (SEQ ID NO:136) according to the present invention is supported by 247 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T28 (SEQ ID NO:106), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 43 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 43Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID9461030NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID881965NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID623707NO: 105)T59832_T28 (SEQ ID16621746NO: 106)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)20402124T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)13921476


Segment cluster T59832_node4 (SEQ ID NO:137) according to the present invention is supported by 296 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 44 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 44Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID173223NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID173223NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID173223NO: 105)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)173223T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)173223


Segment cluster T59832_node5 (SEQ ID NO:138) according to the present invention is supported by 305 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 45 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 45Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID224259NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID224259NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID224259NO: 105)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)224259T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)224259


Segment cluster T59832_node6 (SEQ ID NO:139) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T22 (SEQ ID NO:105), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 46 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 46Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID260280NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID260280NO: 104)T59832_T22 (SEQ ID260280NO: 105)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)260280T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)260280


Segment cluster T59832_node8 (SEQ ID NO:140) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 47 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 47Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID281301NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID281301NO: 104)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)13471367T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)281301


Segment cluster T59832_node9 (SEQ ID NO:141) according to the present invention is supported by 330 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T59832_T11 (SEQ ID NO:103), T59832_T15 (SEQ ID NO:104), T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO:107) and T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO:108). Table 48 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 48Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT59832_T11 (SEQ ID302337NO: 103)T59832_T15 (SEQ ID302337NO: 104)T59832_T6 (SEQ ID NO: 107)13681403T59832_T8 (SEQ ID NO: 108)302337


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: /tmp/YQPBtaxsLQ/JxSZR3ZR2p:GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T59832_P5 (SEQ ID NO:143)×GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:429.00Escore:0Matching length:46Total length:46Matching Percent97.83Matching Percent Identity:97.83Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:97.83Total Percent Identity:97.83Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKVG46|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |12MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTG57


Sequence name: /tmp/9HrQ57oZG0/ugNVzp0l7X:GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144)×GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2110.00Escore:0Matching length:212Total length:212Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||12MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL61         .         .         .         .         .51RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||62RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP111         .         .         .         .         .101YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||112YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME161         .         .         .         .         .151EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||162EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP211         .201PHEYVPWVTVNG212||||||||||||212PHEYVPWVTVNG223


Sequence name: /tmp/9HrQ57oZG0/ugNVzp0l7X:BAC98466 (SEQ ID NO:848)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144)×BAC98466 (SEQ ID NO:848).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2110.00Escore:0Matching length:212Total length:212Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL50         .         .         .         .         .51RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP100         .         .         .         .         .101YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME150         .         .         .         .         .151EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP200         .201PHEYVPWVTVNG212||||||||||||201PHEYVPWVTVNG212


Sequence name: /tmp/9HrQ57oZG0/ugNVzp0l7X:BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144)×BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1496.00Escore:0Matching length:148Total length:148Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .91MEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDME140||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDME50         .         .         .         .         .141LAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHA190||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51LAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHA100         .         .         .         .191NAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNGVRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR238||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101NAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNGVRIFLALSLTLIVPWSQGWTRQRDQR148


Sequence name: /tmp/9HrQ57oZG0/ugNVzp0l7X:Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T59832_P7 (SEQ ID NO:144)×Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2110.00Escore:0Matching length:212Total length:212Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps: 0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL50         .         .         .         .         .51RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP100         .         .         .         .         .101YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME150         .         .         .         .         .151EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP200         .201PHEYVPWVTVNG212||||||||||||201PHEYVPWVTVNG212


Sequence name: /tmp/lttCiW30od/feIXLDs4rU:GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145)×GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2016.00Escore:0Matching length:203Total length:203Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDEFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||12MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL61         .         .         .         .         .51RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||62RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP111         .         .         .         .         .101YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||112YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME161         .         .         .         .         .151EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||162EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP211201PHE203|||212PHE214


Sequence name: /tmp/lttCiW30od/feIXLDs4rU:BAC98466 (SEQ ID NO:848)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145)×BAC98466 (SEQ ID NO:848).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2016.00Escore:0Matching length:203Total length:203Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL50         .         .         .         .         .51RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP100         .         .         .         .         .101YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME150         .         .         .         .         .151EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP200201PHE203|||201PHE203


Sequence name: /tmp/lttCiW30od/feIXLDs4rU:BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145)×BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1145.00Escore:0Matching length:113Total length:113Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .91MEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKENKVEACVLDELDME140||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDME50         .         .         .         .         .141LAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHA190||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51LAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHA100         .191NAQRTDALQPPHE203|||||||||||||101NAQRTDALQPPHE113


Sequence name: /tmp/lttCiW30od/feIXLDs4rU:Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T59832_P9 (SEQ ID NO:145)×Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2016.00Escore:0Matching length:203Total length:203Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL50         .         .         .         .         .51RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP100         .         .         .         .         .101YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME150         .         .         .         .         .151EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP200201PHE203|||201PHE203


Sequence name: /tmp/sIHTwdduiK/ToMKmEJiZc:GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146)×GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2084.00Escore:0Matching length:219Total length:250Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:87.60Total Percent Identity:87.60Gaps:1


Alignment:

1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||12MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL61         .         .         .         .         .51RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||62RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP111         .         .         .         .         .101YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVE....................130||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||112YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME161         .         .         .         .         .131...........CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP169           |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||162EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP211         .         .         .         .         .170PHEYVPWVTVNGKPLEDQTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK219||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||212PHEYVPWVTVNGKPLEDQTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK261


Sequence name: /tmp/sIHTwdduiK/ToMKmEJiZc:BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146)×BAC85622 (SEQ ID NO:849).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:835.00Escore:0Matching length:91Total length:122Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:74.59Total Percent Identity:74.59Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .91MEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVE..........130||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MEILNVTLVPYGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDME50         .         .         .         .         .131.....................CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHA159                     |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51LAFLTIVCMEEFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHA100         .         .160NAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNG181||||||||||||||||||||||101NAQRTDALQPPHEYVPWVTVNG122


Sequence name: /tmp/sIHTwdduiK/ToMKmEJiZc:Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T59832_P12 (SEQ ID NO:146)×Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2084.00Escore:0Matching length:219Total length:250Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:87.60Total Percent Identity:87.60Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL50         .         .         .         .         .51RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP100         .         .         .         .         .101YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVE....................130||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME150         .         .         .         .         .131...........CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRCMQLMHANAQRTDALQP169           |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP200         .         .         .         .         .170PHEYVPWVTVNGKPLEDQTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK219||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201PHEYVPWVTVNGKPLEDQTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK250


Sequence name: /tmp/LH4xf8J65f/a95JQoTfNB:GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147)×GILT_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:142).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1222.00Escore:0Matching length:133Total length:250Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:53.20Total Percent Identity:53.20Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYK......44||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||12MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL61         .         .         .         .         .44..................................................4462RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP111         .         .         .         .         .44..................................................44112YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME161         .         .         .         .         .45...........CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP83           |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||162EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP211         .         .         .         .         .84PHEYVPWVTVNGKPLEDQTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK133||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||212PHEYVPWVTVNGKPLEDQTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK261


Sequence name: /tmp/LH4xf8J65f/a95JQoTfNB:Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147)×Q8WU77 (SEQ ID NO:850).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1222.00Escore:0Matching length:133Total length:250Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:53.20Total Percent Identity:53.20Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYK......44||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL50         .         .         .         .         .44..................................................4451RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCRAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP100         .         .         .         .         .44..................................................44101YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME150         .         .         .         .         .45...........CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP83           |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP200         .         .         .         .         .84PHEYVPWVTVNGKPLEDQTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK133||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201PHEYVPWVTVNGKPLEDQTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK250


Sequence name: /tmp/LH4xf8J65f/a95JQoTfNB:Q8NEI4 (SEQ ID NO:851)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T59832_P18 (SEQ ID NO:147)×Q8NEI4 (SEQ ID NO:851).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1222.00Escore:0Matching length:133Total length:250Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:53.20Total Percent Identity:53.20Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYK......44||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MTLSPLLLFLPPLLLLLDVPTAAVQASPLQALDFFGNGPPVNYKTGNLYL50         .         .         .         .         .44..................................................4451RGPLKKSNAPLVNVTLYYEALCGGCQAFLIRELFPTWLLVMEILNVTLVP100         .         .         .         .         .44..................................................44101YGNAQEQNVSGRWEFKCQHGEEECKFNKVEACVLDELDMELAFLTIVCME150         .         .         .         .         .45...........CLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP83           |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151EFEDMERSLPLCLQLYAPGLSPDTIMECAMGDRGMQLMHANAQRTDALQP200         .         .         .         .         .84PHEYVPWVTVNGKPLEDQTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK133||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201PHEYVPWVTVNGKPLEDQTQLLTLVCQLYQGKKPDVCPSSTSSLRSVCFK250


Expression of Gamma-Interferon Inducible Lysosomal Thiol Reductase (GILT) T59832 Transcripts Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name T59832junc6-25-26 (SEQ ID NO:854) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) transcripts detectable by or according to junc6-25-26, T59832junc6-25-26 (SEQ ID NO:854) amplicon and primers T59832junc6-25-26F (SEQ ID NO:852) T59832junc6-25-26R (SEQ ID NO:853) was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO :925)), G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)), was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1 above, “Tissue samples in testing panel”, above), to obtain a value of fold up-regulation for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.



FIG. 18 is a histogram showing over expression of the above-indicated gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples.


As is evident from FIG. 18, the expression of gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in cancer samples was higher in a few samples than in the non-cancerous samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1 above, “Tissue samples in testing panel”). Notably an over-expression of at least 7 fold was found in 3 out of 28 adenocarcinoma samples.


Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: T59832junc6-25-26F forward primer (SEQ ID NO:852); and T59832junc6-25-26R reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:853).


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: T59832junc6-25-26 (SEQ ID NO:854).

Forward primer T59832junc6-25-26F:(SEQ ID NO: 852)CCACCAGTTAACTACAAGTGCCTGReverse primer T59832junc6-25-26R:(SEQ ID NO: 853)GCGTGCATGAGCTGCATGAmplicon T59832junc6-25-26:(SEQ ID NO: 854)CCACCAGTTAACTACAAGTGCCTGCAGCTCTACGCCCCAGGGCTGTCGCCAGACACTATCATGGAGTGTGCAATGGGGGACCGCGGCATGCAGCTCATGCACGC


Description for Cluster HUMGRP5E

Cluster HUMGRP5E features 2 transcript(s) and 5 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.HUMGRP5E_T4148HUMGRP5E_T5149









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







HUMGRP5E_node_0
150



HUMGRP5E_node_2
151



HUMGRP5E_node_8
152



HUMGRP5E_node_3
153



HUMGRP5E_node_7
154

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Protein Name
Sequence ID No.







HUMGRP5E_P4
156



HUMGRP5E_P5
157










These sequences are variants of the known protein Gastrin-releasing peptide precursor (SEQ ID NO: 155) (SwissProt accession identifier GRP_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms GRP; GRP-10), SEQ ID NO: 155, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Gastrin-releasing peptide is known or believed to have the following function(s): stimulates gastrin release as well as other gastrointestinal hormones. The sequence for protein Gastrin-releasing peptide precursor (SEQ ID NO:155) is given at the end of the application, as “Gastrin-releasing peptide precursor (SEQ ID NO:155) amino acid sequence”. Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceComment4S -> R


Protein Gastrin-releasing peptide localization is believed to be Secreted.


The previously known protein also has the following indication(s) and/or potential therapeutic use(s): Diabetes, Type II. It has been investigated for clinical/therapeutic use in humans, for example as a target for an antibody or small molecule, and/or as a direct therapeutic; available information related to these investigations is as follows. Potential pharmaceutically related or therapeutically related activity or activities of the previously known protein are as follows: Bombesin antagonist; Insulinotropin agonist. A therapeutic role for a protein represented by the cluster has been predicted. The cluster was assigned this field because there was information in the drug database or the public databases (e.g., described herein above) that this protein, or part thereof, is used or can be used for a potential therapeutic indication: Anorectic/Antiobesity; Releasing hormone; Anticancer; Respiratory; Antidiabetic.


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: signal transduction; neuropeptide signaling pathway, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; growth factor, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function; and secreted, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


As noted above, cluster HUMGRP5E features 2 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Gastrin-releasing peptide precursor (SEQ ID NO:155). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein HUMGRP5E_P4 (SEQ ID NO:156) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HUMGRP5E_T4 (SEQ ID NO:148). An alignment is given to the known protein (Gastrin-releasing peptide precursor (SEQ ID NO:155) ) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HUMGRP5E_P4 (SEQ ID NO:156) and GRP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:155):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMGRP5E_P4 (SEQ ID NO:156), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRGSELPLVLLALVLCLAPRGRAVPLPAGGGTVLTKMYPRGNHWAVGHLMGKKSTG ESSSVSERGSLKQQLREYIRWEEAARNLLGLIEAKENRNHQPPQPKALGNQQPSWDSED SSNFKDVGSKGK corresponding to amino acids 1-127 of GRP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:155), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-127 of HUMGRP5E_P4 (SEQ ID NO:156), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to GSQREGRNPQLNQQ corresponding to amino acids 135-148 of GRP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:155), which also corresponds to amino acids 128-141 of HUMGRP5E_P4 (SEQ ID NO:156), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of HUMGRP5E_P4 (SEQ ID NO:156), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise KG, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 127-x to 127; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 128+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HUMGRP5E_P4 (SEQ ID NO:156) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 5, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMGRP5E_P4 (SEQ ID NO:156) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 5Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?4S -> RYes


Variant protein HUMGRP5E_P4 (SEQ ID NO:156) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HUMGRP5E_T4 (SEQ ID NO:148), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HUMGRP5E_T4 (SEQ ID NO:148) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 622 and ends at position 1044. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 6 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMGRP5E_P4 (SEQ ID NO:156) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 6Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?541-> TNo542G -> TNo631A -> CYes672G -> AYes1340C ->No1340C -> ANo1341A ->No1341A -> GNo


Variant protein HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HUMGRP5E_T5 (SEQ ID NO:149). An alignment is given to the known protein (Gastrin-releasing peptide precursor (SEQ ID NO:155) ) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157) and GRP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:155):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRGSELPLVLLALVLCLAPRGRAVPLPAGGGTVLTKMYPRGNHWAVGHLMGKKSTG ESSSVSERGSLKQQLREYIRWEEAARNLLGLIEAKENRNHQPPQPKALGNQQPSWDSED SSNFKDVGSKGK corresponding to amino acids 1-127 of GRP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:155), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-127 of HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence DSLLQVLNVKEGTPS (SEQ ID NO:1017) corresponding to amino acids 128-142 of HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence DSLLQVLNVKEGTPS (SEQ ID NO:1017) in HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 7, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?4S -> RYes


Variant protein HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HUMGRP5E_T5 (SEQ ID NO:149), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HUMGRP5E_T5 (SEQ ID NO:149) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 622 and ends at position 1047. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 8 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?541-> TNo542G -> TNo631A -> CYes672G -> AYes1354C ->No1354C -> ANo1355A ->No1355A -> GNo


As noted above, cluster HUMGRP5E features 5 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster HUMGRP5E_node0 (SEQ ID NO:150) according to the present invention is supported by 21 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMGRP5E_T4 (SEQ ID NO:148) and HUMGRP5E_T5 (SEQ ID NO:149). Table 9 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 9Segment location on transcriptsSegment startingSegment endingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMGRP5E_T41760(SEQ ID NO: 148)HUMGRP5E_T51760(SEQ ID NO: 149)


Segment cluster HUMGRP5E_node2 (SEQ ID NO:151) according to the present invention is supported by 27 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMGRP5E_T4 (SEQ ID NO:148) and HUMGRP5E_T5 (SEQ ID NO:149). Table 10 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 10Segment location on transcriptsSegment startingSegment endingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMGRP5E_T4761984(SEQ ID NO: 148)HUMGRP5E_T5761984(SEQ ID NO: 149)


Segment cluster HUMGRP5E_node8 (SEQ ID NO:152) according to the present invention is supported by 26 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMGRP5E_T4 (SEQ ID NO:148) and HUMGRP5E_T5 (SEQ ID NO:149). Table 11 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 11Segment location on transcriptsSegment startingSegment endingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMGRP5E_T410041362(SEQ ID NO: 148)HUMGRP5E_T510181376(SEQ ID NO: 149)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster HUMGRP5E_node3 (SEQ ID NO:153) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMGRP5E_T4 (SEQ ID NO:148) and HUMGRP5E_T5 (SEQ ID NO:149). Table 12 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 12Segment location on transcriptsSegment startingSegment endingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMGRP5E_T49851003(SEQ ID NO: 148)HUMGRP5E_T59851003(SEQ ID NO: 149)


Segment cluster HUMGRP5E_node7 (SEQ ID NO:154) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMGRP5E_T5 (SEQ ID NO:149). Table 13 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 13Segment location on transcriptsSegementSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMGRP5E_T510041017(SEQ ID NO:149)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: /tmp/412zs2mwyT/B0wjOUAX0d:GRP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:155)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HUMGRP5E_P4 (SEQ ID NO:156)×GRP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:155).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1291.00Escore:0Matching length:141Total length:148Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:95.27Total Percent Identity:95.27Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRGSELPLVLLALVLCLAPRGRAVPLPAGGGTVLTKMYPRGNHWAVGHLM50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRGSELPLVLLALVLCLAPRGRAVPLPAGGGTVLTKMYPRGNHWAVGHLM50         .         .         .         .         .51GKKSTGESSSVSERGSLKQQLREYIRWEEAARNLLGLIEAKENRNHQPPQ100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51GKKSTGESSSVSERGSLKQQLREYIRWEEAARNLLGLIEAKENRNHQPPQ100         .         .         .         .101PKALGNQQPSWDSEDSSNFKDVGSKGK.......GSQREGRNPQLNQQ141|||||||||||||||||||||||||||       ||||||||||||||101PKALGNQQPSWDSEDSSNFKDVGSKGKVGRLSAPGSQREGRNPQLNQQ148


Sequence name: /tmp/1me9ldnvfv/KbP5io8PtU:GRP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:155)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HUMGRP5E_P5 (SEQ ID NO:157)×GRP HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:155).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1248.00Escore:0Matching length:127Total length:127Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRGSELPLVLLALVLCLAPRGRAVPLPAGGGTVLTKMYPRGNHWAVGHLM50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRGSELPLVLLALVLCLAPRGRAVPLPAGGGTVLTKMYPRGNHWAVGHLM50         .         .         .         .         .51GKKSTGESSSVSERGSLKQQLREYIRWEEAARNLLGLIEAKENRNHQPPQ100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51GKKSTGESSSVSERGSLKQQLREYIRWEEAARNLLGLIEAKENRNHQPPQ100         .         .101PKALGNQQPSWDSEDSSNFKDVGSKGK127|||||||||||||||||||||||||||101PKALGNQQPSWDSEDSSNFKDVGSKGK127


Expression of GRP_HUMAN-Gastrin-Releasing Peptide(HUMGRP5E) Transcripts, Which are Detectable by Amplicon, as Depicted in Sequence Name HUMGRP5Ejunc3-7 (SEQ ID NO:857) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of GRP_HUMAN-gastrin-releasing peptide transcripts detectable by or according to junc3-7, HUMGRP5Ejunc3-7 (SEQ ID NO:857) amplicon(s) and HUMGRP5Ejunc3-7F (SEQ ID NO:855) and HUMGRP5Ejunc3-7R (SEQ ID NO:856) primers was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), and SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168. (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925 ), G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67 Table 1, “Tissue samples in testing panel”), to obtain a value of fold up-regulation for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.



FIG. 19 is a histogram showing over expression of the above-indicated GRP_HUMAN-gastrin-releasing peptide transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples. Values represent the average of duplicate experiments. Error bars indicate the minimal and maximal values obtained.


As is evident from FIG. 19, the expression of GRP_HUMAN-gastrin-releasing peptide transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in cancer samples was significantly higher than in the non-cancerous samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1 “Tissue samples in testing panel”). Notably an over-expression of at least 5 fold was found in 12 out of 28 adenocarcinoma samples.


Statistical analysis was applied to verify the significance of these results, as described below.


The P value for the difference in the expression levels of GRP_HUMAN-gastrin-releasing peptide transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in breast cancer samples versus the normal tissue samples was determined by T test as 7.22E-04.


Threshold of 5 fold over expression was found to differentiate between cancer and normal samples with P value of 1.12E-02 as checked by exact fisher test. The above values demonstrate statistical significance of the results.


Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: HUMGRP5Ejunc3-7F forward primer (SEQ ID NO:855); and HUMGRP5Ejunc3-7R reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:856).


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon:

HUMGRP5Ejunc3-7.(SEQ ID NO:857)HUMGRP5Ejunc3-7F(SEQ ID NO:855)ACCAGCCACCTCAACCCAHUMGRP5Ejunc3-7R(SEQ ID NO:856)CTGGAGCAGAGAGTCTTTGCCTHUMGRP5Ejunc3-7(SEQ ID NO:857)ACCAGCCACCTCAACCCAAGGCCCTGGGCAATCAGCAGCCTTCGTGGGATTCAGAGGATAGCAGCAACTTCAAAGATGTAGGTTCAAAAGGCAAAGACTCTCTGCTCCAG


Expression of GRP_HUMAN-Gastrin-Releasing Peptide (HUMGRP5E) Transcripts, Which are Detectable by Amplicon, as Depicted in Sequence Name HUMGRP5Ejunc3-7 (SEQ ID NO:857) in Different Normal Tissues


Expression of GRP_HUMAN-gastrin-releasing peptide transcripts detectable by or according to HUMGRP5E junc3-7 amplicon(s) and HUMGRP5E junc3-7F and HUMGRP5E junc3-7R was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—RPL19 (GenBank Accession No. NM000981 (SEQ ID NO:934); RPL19 amplicon (SEQ ID NO:937 ), TATA box (GenBank Accession No. NM003194 (SEQ ID NO:938); TATA amplicon (SEQ ID NO:941)), UBC (GenBank Accession No. BC000449 (SEQ ID NO:942); amplicon—Ubiquitin-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:945)) and SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the breast samples (Sample Nos. 33-35 above, Table 2, “Tissue samples in normal panel”), to obtain a value of relative expression of each sample relative to median of the breast samples. Primers and amplicon are as above.


The results are presented in FIG. 20, demonstrating the expression of GRP_HUMAN—gastrin-releasing peptide (HUMGRP5E) transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon, as depicted in sequence name HUMGRP5Ejunc3-7 (SEQ ID NO:857), in different normal tissues.


Description for Cluster AA155578

Cluster AA155578 features 4 transcript(s) and 15 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.AA155578_PEA_1_T10158AA155578_PEA_1_T12159AA155578_PEA_1_T13160AA155578_PEA_1_T8161









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







AA155578_PEA_1_node_11
162



AA155578_PEA_1_node_12
163



AA155578_PEA_1_node_14
164



AA155578_PEA_1_node_19
165



AA155578_PEA_1_node_21
166



AA155578_PEA_1_node_23
167



AA155578_PEA_1_node_24
168



AA155578_PEA_1_node_25
169



AA155578_PEA_1_node_4
170



AA155578_PEA_1_node_7
171



AA155578_PEA_1_node_15
172



AA155578_PEA_1_node_18
173



AA155578_PEA_1_node_22
174



AA155578_PEA_1_node_6
175



AA155578_PEA_1_node_8
176

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Protein Name
Sequence ID No.







AA155578_PEA_1_P4
178



AA155578_PEA_1_P6
179



AA155578_PEA_1_P8
180



AA155578_PEA_1_P9
181










These sequences are variants of the known protein Kallikrein 10 precursor (SEQ ID NO:177) (SwissProt accession identifier KLKA_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms EC 3.4.21.-; Protease serine-like 1; Normal epithelial cell-specific 1), SEQ ID NO: 177, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Kallikrein 10 precursor (SEQ ID NO:177) is known or believed to have the following function(s): Has a tumor-suppressor role for NES1 in breast and prostate cancer. The sequence for protein Kallikrein 10 precursor (SEQ ID NO:177) is given at the end of the application, as “Kallikrein 10 precursor (SEQ ID NO:177) amino acid sequence”. Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceComment50A -> S149P -> L


Protein Kallikrein 10 precursor (SEQ ID NO:177) localization is believed to be Secreted (Probable).


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: proteolysis and peptidolysis, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; chymotrypsin; trypsin; serine-type peptidase; hydrolase, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function; and extracellular, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster AA155578 can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 21 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 21 and Table 5. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues and pancreas carcinoma.

TABLE 5Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberBrain0Colon0epithelial17general5head and neck0Lung14Ovary0pancreas0prostate4Skin80stomach0Uterus45









TABLE 6










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4
















Brain
1
3.7e−01
1
1.0
3.5e−02
5.1


Colon
6.3e−02
2.9e−02
2.4e−01
2.9
1.6e−01
3.2


epithelial
4.9e−03
2.0e−02
7.5e−04
2.1
2.3e−03
1.9


general
7.8e−07
7.2e−06
3.8e−10
4.8
2.6e−10
4.4


head and neck
1.0e−02
3.5e−02
4.6e−01
2.5
7.5e−01
1.4


Lung
8.5e−01
9.2e−01
1
0.5
1
0.5


Ovary
2.2e−01
1.6e−01
1.0e−02
3.3
1.8e−02
3.4


pancreas
3.3e−01
6.9e−02
3.2e−02
3.7
2.4e−04
10.0


prostate
8.3e−01
8.7e−01
6.7e−01
1.2
7.5e−01
1.1


Skin
6.0e−01
8.1e−01
3.2e−01
1.9
1
0.3


stomach
3.0e−01
2.7e−01
2.5e−01
3.0
1.6e−01
2.3


Uterus
1.8e−01
3.2e−01
5.6e−01
0.8
6.8e−01
0.8









As noted above, cluster AA155578 features 4 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Kallikrein 10 precursor (SEQ ID NO:177). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:178) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) AA155578_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:158). An alignment is given to the known protein (Kallikrein 10 precursor (SEQ ID NO:177) ) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between AA155578_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:178) and KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for AA155578_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:178), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLWAAEAALLPQNDTRLDPEAYGAPCARGSQ PWQVSLFNGLSFHCAGVLVDQSWVLTAAHCGNKPLWARVGDDHLLLLQGEQLRRTT RSVVHPKYHQGSGPILPRRTDEHDLMLLKLARP corresponding to amino acids 1-146 of KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-146 of AA155578_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:178), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to YNKGLTCSSITILSPKECEVFYPGVVTNNMICAGLDRGQDPCQSDSGGPLVCDETLQGIL SWGVYPCGSAQHPAVYTQICKYMSWINKVIRSN corresponding to amino acids 184-276 of KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177), which also corresponds to amino acids 147-239 of AA155578_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:178), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of AA155578_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:178), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise PY, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 146-x to 146; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 147+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:178) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 7, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:178) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?123Q -> RNo145R -> GNo145R -> MYes168Y ->No19K ->No194G ->No43L -> SNo50A -> SYes60Q -> RNo


Variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:178) is encoded by the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:158), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript AA155578_PEA1_T10 SEQ ID NO:158) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 148 and ends at position 864. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 8 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:178) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?19C -> GYes88G ->No570A -> GYes580A -> GNo581G -> TYes651C ->No729C ->No733C -> TNo875G -> ANo906C -> ANo907C -> ANo952C -> ANo204G ->No953C -> ANo994C -> AYes1125C -> TYes1192C -> TYes1330G ->No1330G -> TYes275T -> CNo295G -> TYes326A -> GNo444C -> TYes465C -> AYes483G -> CYes515A -> GNo


Variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:179) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) AA155578_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:159). An alignment is given to the known protein (Kallikrein 10 precursor (SEQ ID NO:177) ) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between AA155578_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:179) and KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for AA155578_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:179), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLW corresponding to amino acids 1-29 of KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-29 of AA155578_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:179), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to VKYNKGLTCSSITILSPKECEVFYPGVVTNNMICAGLDRGQDPCQSDSGGPLVCDETLQ GILSWGVYPCGSAQHPAVYTQICKYMSWINKVIRSN corresponding to amino acids 182-276 of KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177), which also corresponds to amino acids 30-124 of AA155578_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:179), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of AA155578_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:179), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise WV, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 29-x to 29; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 30+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:179) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 9, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:179) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 9Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?19K ->No53Y ->No79G ->No


Variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:179) is encoded by the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:159), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript AA155578_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:159) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 148 and ends at position 519. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 10 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:179) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 10Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?19C -> GYes88G ->No608C -> ANo649C -> AYes780C -> TYes847C -> TYes985G ->No985G -> TYes204G ->No306C ->No384C ->No388C -> TNo530G -> ANo561C -> ANo562C -> ANo607C -> ANo


Variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) AA155578_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:161). An alignment is given to the known protein (Kallikrein 10 precursor (SEQ ID NO:177) ) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180) and KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLW corresponding to amino acids 1-29 of KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177 , which also corresponds to amino acids 1-29 of AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GHCGLE (SEQ ID NO:1018) corresponding to amino acids 30-35 of AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence GHCGLE (SEQ ID NO:1018) in AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 11, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 11Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?19K ->No


Variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180) is encoded by the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:161), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript AA155578_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:161) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 285 and ends at position 389. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 12 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 12Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?341G ->No400C -> TYes718C ->No796C ->No800C -> TNo942G -> ANo973C -> ANo974C -> ANo1019C -> ANo1020C -> ANo1061C -> AYes1192C -> TYes421C -> AYes1259C -> TYes1397G ->No1397G -> TYes439G -> CYes471A -> GNo526A -> GYes536A -> GNo537G -> TYes549C -> TYes587T -> CNo


Variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:181) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) AA155578_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:160). An alignment is given to the known protein (Kallikrein 10 precursor (SEQ ID NO:177)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between AA155578_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:181) and KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for AA155578_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:181), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLWAAEAALLPQNDTRLDPEAYGAPCARGSQ PWQVSLFNGLSFHCAGVLVDQSWVLTAAHCGNK corresponding to amino acids 1-90 of KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-90 of AA155578_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:181).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:181) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 13, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:181) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 13Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?19K ->No43L -> SNo50A -> SYes60Q -> RNo


Variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:181) is encoded by the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:160), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript AA155578_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:160) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 148 and ends at position 417. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 14 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein AA155578_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:181) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 14Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?19C -> GYes88G ->No204G ->No275T -> CNo295G -> TYes326A -> GNo559G -> CYes560C -> GYes582A -> GYes919T -> AYes


As noted above, cluster AA155578 features 15 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster AA155578_PEA1_node11 (SEQ ID NO:162) according to the present invention is supported by 34 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:158) and AA155578_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:160). Table 15 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 15Segment location on transcriptsSegment startingSegment endingTranscript namepositionpositionAA155578_PEA_1_T10236416(SEQ ID NO: 158)AA155578_PEA_1_T13236416(SEQ ID NO: 160)


Segment cluster AA155578_PEA1_node12 (SEQ ID NO:163) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:160). Table 16 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 16Segment location on transcriptsSegment startingSegment endingTranscript namepositionpositionAA155578_PEA_1_T13417935(SEQ ID NO: 160)


Segment cluster AA155578_PEA1_node14 (SEQ ID NO:164) according to the present invention is supported by 31 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:158) and AA155578_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:161). Table 17 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 17Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript namestarting positionSegment ending positionAA155578_PEA_1_T10417585(SEQ ID NO: 158)AA155578_PEA_1_T8373541(SEQ ID NO: 161)


Segment cluster AA155578_PEA1_node19 (SEQ ID NO:165) according to the present invention is supported by 45 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:158), AA155578_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:159) and AA155578_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:161). Table 18 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 18Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript namestarting positionSegment ending positionAA155578_PEA_1_T10586714(SEQ ID NO: 158)AA155578_PEA_1_T12241369(SEQ ID NO: 159)AA155578_PEA_1_T8653781(SEQ ID NO: 161)


Segment cluster AA155578_PEA1_node21 (SEQ ID NO:166) according to the present invention is supported by 53 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:158), AA155578_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:159) and AA155578_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:161). Table 19 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 19Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript namestarting positionSegment ending positionAA155578_PEA_1_T10715863(SEQ ID NO: 158)AA155578_PEA_1_T12370518(SEQ ID NO: 159)AA155578_PEA_1_T8782930(SEQ ID NO: 161)


Segment cluster AA155578_PEA1_node23 (SEQ ID NO:167) according to the present invention is supported by 71 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:158), AA155578_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:159) and AA155578_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:161). Table 20 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 20Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript namestarting positionSegment ending positionAA155578_PEA_1_T108871063(SEQ ID NO: 158)AA155578_PEA_1_T12542718(SEQ ID NO: 159)AA155578_PEA_1_T89541130(SEQ ID NO: 161)


Segment cluster AA155578_PEA1_node24 (SEQ ID NO:168) according to the present invention is supported by 52 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:158), AA155578_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:159) and AA155578_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:161). Table 21 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 21Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript namestarting positionSegment ending positionAA155578_PEA_1_T1010641184(SEQ ID NO: 158)AA155578_PEA_1_T12719839(SEQ ID NO: 159)AA155578_PEA_1_T811311251(SEQ ID NO: 161)


Segment cluster AA155578_PEA1_node25 (SEQ ID NO:169) according to the present invention is supported by 53 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:158), AA155578_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:159) and AA155578_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:161). Table 22 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 22Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript namestarting positionSegment ending positionAA155578_PEA_1_T1011851397(SEQ ID NO: 158)AA155578_PEA_1_T128401052(SEQ ID NO: 159)AA155578_PEA_1_T812521464(SEQ ID NO: 161)


Segment cluster AA155578_PEA1_node4 (SEQ ID NO:170) according to the present invention is supported by 21 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:158), AA155578_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:159) and AA155578_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:160). Table 23 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 23Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript namestarting positionSegment ending positionAA155578_PEA_1_T101138(SEQ ID NO: 158)AA155578_PEA_1_T121138(SEQ ID NO: 159)AA155578_PEA_1_T131138(SEQ ID NO: 160)


Segment cluster AA155578_PEA1_node7 (SEQ ID NO:171) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:161). Table 24 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 24Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript namestarting positionSegment ending positionAA155578_PEA_1_T892275(SEQ ID NO: 161)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster AA155578_PEA1_node15 (SEQ ID NO:172) according to the present invention is supported by 33 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:161). Table 25 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 25Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript namestarting positionSegment ending positionAA155578_PEA_1_T8542647(SEQ ID NO: 161)


Segment cluster AA155578_PEA1_node18 (SEQ ID NO:173) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:159) and AA155578_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:161). Table 26 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 26Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript namestarting positionSegment ending positionAA155578_PEA_1_T12236240(SEQ ID NO: 159)AA155578_PEA_1_T8648652(SEQ ID NO: 161)


Segment cluster AA155578_PEA1_node22 (SEQ ID NO:174) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:158), AA155578_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:159) and AA155578_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:161). Table 27 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 27Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript namestarting positionSegment ending positionAA155578_PEA_1_T10864886(SEQ ID NO: 158)AA155578_PEA_1_T12519541(SEQ ID NO: 159)AA155578_PEA_1_T8931953(SEQ ID NO: 161)


Segment cluster AA155578_PEA1_node6 (SEQ ID NO:175) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:161). Table 28 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 28Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript namestarting positionSegment ending positionAA155578_PEA_1_T8191(SEQ ID NO: 161)


Segment cluster AA155578_PEA1_node8 (SEQ ID NO:176) according to the present invention is supported by 26 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AA155578_PEA1_T10 (SEQ ID NO:158), AA155578_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:159), AA155578_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:160) and AA155578_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:161). Table 29 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 29Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript namestarting positionSegment ending positionAA155578_PEA_1_T10139235(SEQ ID NO: 158)AA155578_PEA_1_T12139235(SEQ ID NO: 159)AA155578_PEA_1_T13139235(SEQ ID NO: 160)AA155578_PEA_1_T8276372(SEQ ID NO: 161)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: /tmp/4gXdRV0C1z/cQ4LqHmh5A:KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: AA155578_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:178)×KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2283.00Escore:0Matching length:239Total length:276Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:86.59Total Percent Identity:86.59Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLWAAEAALLPQNDTRLDPEAYGA50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLWAAEAALLPQNDTRLDPEAYGA50         .         .         .         .         .51PCARGSQPWQVSLFNGLSFHCAGVLVDQSWVLTAAHCGNKPLWARVGDDH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51PCARGSQPWQVSLFNGLSFHCAGVLVDQSWVLTAAHCGNKPLWARVGDDH100         .         .         .         .         .101LLLLQGEQLRRTTRSVVHPKYHQGSGPILPRRTDEHDLMLLKLARP....146||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101LLLLQGEQLRRTTRSVVHPKYHQGSGPILPRRTDEHDLMLLKLARPVVPG150         .         .         .         .         .147.................................YNKGLTCSSITILSPKE163                                 |||||||||||||||||151PRVRALQLPYRCAQPGDQCQVAGWGTTAARRVKYNKGLTCSSITILSPKE200         .         .         .         .         .164CEVFYPGVVTNNMICAGLDRGQDPCQSDSGGPLVCDETLQGILSWGVYPC213||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201CEVFYPGVVTNNMICAGLDRGQDPCQSDSGGPLVCDETLQGILSWGVYPC250         .         .214GSAQHPAVYTQICKYMSWINKVIRSN239||||||||||||||||||||||||||251GSAQHPAVYTQICKYMSWINKVIRSN276


Sequence name: /tmp/3VxcRS97HN/X9ncdxjYQx:KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: AA155578_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:179)×KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1140.00Escore:0Matching length:124Total length:276Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:44.93Total Percent Identity:44.93Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLW.....................29|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLWAAEAALLPQNDTRLDPEAYGA50         .         .         .         .         .29..................................................2951PCARGSQPWQVSLFNGLSFHCAGVLVDQSWVLTAAHCGNKPLWARVGDDH100         .         .         .         .         .29..................................................29101LLLLQGEQLRRTTRSVVHPKYHQGSGPILPRRTDEHDLMLLKLARPVVPG150         .         .         .         .         .30...............................VKYNKGLTCSSITILSPKE48                               |||||||||||||||||||151PRVRALQLPYRCAQPGDQCQVAGWGTTAARRVKYNKGLTCSSITILSPKE200         .         .         .         .         .49CEVFYPGVVTNNMICAGLDRGQDPCQSDSGGPLVCDETLQGILSWGVYPC98||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201CEVFYPGVVTNNMICAGLDRGQDPCQSDSGGPLVCDETLQGILSWGVYPC250         .         .99GSAQHPAVYTQICKYMSWINKVIRSN124||||||||||||||||||||||||||251GSAQHPAVYTQICKYMSWINKVIRSN276


Sequence name: /tmp/LsSdTeu0qX/6luiCMKTi9:KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: AA155578_PEA1_P8 (SEQ ID NO:180)×KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:279.00Escore:0Matching length:29Total length:29Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .1MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLW29|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLW29


Sequence name: /tmp/kcfKGMcF7s/YnKnMy8D1q:KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: AA155578_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:181)×KLKA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:177)


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:887.00Escore:0Matching length:90Total length:90Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLWAAEAALLPQNDTRLDPEAYGA50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRAPHLHLSAASGARALAKLLPLLMAQLWAAEAALLPQNDTRLDPEAYGA50         .         .         .         .51PCARGSQPWQVSLFNGLSFHCAGVLVDQSWVLTAAHCGNK90||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51PCARGSQPWQVSLFNGLSFHCAGVLVDQSWVLTAAHCGNK90


Description for Cluster HSENA78

Cluster HSENA78 features 1 transcript(s) and 7 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.HSENA78_T5182









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







HSENA78_node_0
183



HSENA78_node_2
184



HSENA78_node_6
185



HSENA78_node_9
186



HSENA78_node_3
187



HSENA78_node_4
188



HSENA78_node_8
189

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Protein Name
Sequence ID No.







HSENA78_P2
191










These sequences are variants of the known protein Small inducible cytokine B5 precursor (SEQ ID NO:190) (SwissProt accession identifier SZ05_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms CXCL5; Epithelial-derived neutrophil activating protein 78; Neutrophil-activating peptide ENA-78), SEQ ID NO: 190, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Small inducible cytokine B5 precursor (SEQ ID NO:190) is known or believed to have the following function(s): Involved in neutrophil activation. The sequence for protein Small inducible cytokine B5 precursor (SEQ ID NO:190) is given at the end of the application, as “Small inducible cytokine B5 precursor (SEQ ID NO:190) amino acid sequence”. Protein Small inducible cytokine B5 precursor (SEQ ID NO:190) localization is believed to be Secreted.


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: chemotaxis; signal transduction; cell-cell signaling; positive control of cell proliferation, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; and chemokine, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster HSENA78 can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 22 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 22 and Table 4. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: epithelial malignant tumors and lung malignant tumors.

TABLE 4Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberColon0epithelial2general38kidney0Lung3Breast8Skin0stomach36Uterus4









TABLE 5










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





colon
2.6e−01
3.3e−01
1.7e−01
2.7
2.7e−01
2.2


epithelial
2.5e−01
9.0e−02
3.2e−03
4.1
8.5e−07
5.5


general
8.4e−01
7.2e−01
1
0.3
1
0.4


kidney
1
7.2e−01
1
1.0
1.7e−01
1.9


lung
8.5e−01
4.8e−01
4.1e−01
1.9
4.0e−05
3.8


breast
9.5e−01
8.7e−01
1
0.8
6.8e−01
1.2


skin
2.9e−01
4.7e−01
1.4e−01
7.0
6.4e−01
1.6


stomach
5.0e−01
4.3e−01
7.5e−01
1.0
4.3e−01
1.3


uterus
7.1e−01
8.5e−01
6.6e−01
1.3
8.0e−01
1.0









As noted above, cluster HSENA78 features 1 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Small inducible cytokine B5 precursor (SEQ ID NO:190). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein HSENA78_P2 (SEQ ID NO:191) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSENA78_T5 (SEQ ID NO:182). An alignment is given to the known protein (Small inducible cytokine B5 precursor (SEQ ID NO:190)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSENA78_P2 (SEQ ID NO:191) and SZ05_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:190):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSENA78_P2 (SEQ ID NO:191), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MSLLSSRAARVPGPSSSLCALLVLLLLLTQPGPIASAGPAAAVLRELRCVCLQTTQGVHP KMISNLQVFAIGPQCSKVEVV corresponding to amino acids 1-81 of SZ05_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:190), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-81 of HSENA78_P2 (SEQ ID NO:191).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSENA78_P2 (SEQ ID NO:191) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 6, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSENA78_P2 (SEQ ID NO:191) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 6Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviously knownamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)SNP?80V ->No81V ->No


Variant protein HSENA78_P2 (SEQ ID NO:191) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSENA78_T5 (SEQ ID NO:182), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSENA78_T5 (SEQ ID NO:182) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 149 and ends at position 391. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 7 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSENA78_P2 (SEQ ID NO:191) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativePreviously knownsequencenucleic acidSNP?92C -> TYes144C -> TNo1151A -> TYes1389T -> CNo1867C -> GYes145C -> TNo181C -> TYes316G -> AYes388G ->No390T ->No605T ->No972C -> TYes1105A -> GYes


As noted above, cluster HSENA78 features 7 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster HSENA78_node0 (SEQ ID NO:183) according to the present invention is supported by 24 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSENA78_T5 (SEQ ID NO:182). Table 8 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 8Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSENA78_T51257(SEQ ID NO:182)


Segment cluster HSENA78_node2 (SEQ ID NO:184) according to the present invention is supported by 22 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSENA78_T5 (SEQ ID NO:182). Table 9 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 9Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSENA78_T5258390(SEQ ID NO:182)


Segment cluster HSENA78_node6 (SEQ ID NO:185) according to the present invention is supported by 68 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSENA78_T5 (SEQ ID NO:182). Table 10 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 10Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSENA78_T55852370(SEQ ID NO:182)


Segment cluster HSENA78_node9 (SEQ ID NO:186) according to the present invention is supported by 28 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSENA78_T5 (SEQ ID NO:182). Table 11 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 11Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSENA78_T523942546(SEQ ID NO:182)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster HSENA78_node3 (SEQ ID NO:187) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSENA78_T5 (SEQ ID NO:182). Table 12 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 12Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSENA78_T5391500(SEQ ID NO:182)


Segment cluster HSENA78_node4 (SEQ ID NO:188) according to the present invention is supported by 17 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSENA78_T5 (SEQ ID NO:182). Table 13 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 13Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSENA78_T5501584(SEQ ID NO:182)


Segment cluster HSENA78_node8 (SEQ ID NO:189) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSENA78_T5 (SEQ ID NO:182). Table 14 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 14Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSENA78_T523712393(SEQ ID NO:182)


Microarray (chip) data is also available for this gene as follows. As described above with regard to the cluster itself, various oligonucleotides were tested for being differentially expressed in various disease conditions, particularly cancer. The following oligonucleotides were found to hit this segment (in relation to breast cancer), shown in Table 15.

TABLE 15Oligonucleotides related to this geneOverexpressedOligonucleotide namein cancersChip referenceHSENA78_0_1_0breast cancerBreast(SEQ ID NO:898)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: /tmp/5kiQY6MxWx/pLnTrxsCqk:SZ05_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:190)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSENA78_P2 (SEQ ID NO:191)×SZ05_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:190).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:767.00Escore:0Matching length:81Total length:81Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MSLLSSRAARVPGPSSSLCALLVLLLLLTQPGPIASAGPAAAVLRELRCV50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MSLLSSRAARVPGPSSSLCALLVLLLLLTQPGPIASAGPAAAVLRELRCV50         .         .         .51CLQTTQGVHPKMISNLQVFAIGPQCSKVEVV81|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51CLQTTQGVHPKMISNLQVFAIGPQCSKVEVV81


Description for Cluster T94936

Cluster T94936 features 2 transcript(s) and 12 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.T94936_PEA_1_T1192T94936_PEA_1_T2193









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







T94936_PEA_1_node_14
194



T94936_PEA_1_node_16
195



T94936_PEA_1_node_2
196



T94936_PEA_1_node_20
197



T94936_PEA_1_node_23
198



T94936_PEA_1_node_0
199



T94936_PEA_1_node_11
200



T94936_PEA_1_node_13
201



T94936_PEA_1_node_17
202



T94936_PEA_1_node_6
203



T94936_PEA_1_node_8
204



T94936_PEA_1_node_9
205

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Protein Name
Sequence ID No.







T94936_PEA_1_P2
206



T94936_PEA_1_P3
207










As noted above, cluster T94936 features 2 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein T94936_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:206) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T94936_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:192). One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T94936_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:206) and Q8TD06 (SEQ ID NO:858) (SEQ ID NO:858):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T94936_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:206), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MMLHSALGLCLLLVTVSSNLAIAIKKEKRPPQTLSRGWGDDITWVQTYEEGLFYAQKS KKPLMVIHHLEDCQYSQALKKVFAQNEEIQEMAQNKFIMLNLMHETTDKNLSPDGQY VPRIMFVDPSLTVRADIAGRYSNRLYTYEPRDLPL corresponding to amino acids 1-150 of Q8TD06 (SEQ ID NO:858), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-150 of T94936_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:206).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T94936_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:206) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 4, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T94936_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:206) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 4Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?104T -> ANo28K -> RNo


Variant protein T94936_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:206) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T94936_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:192), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T94936_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:192) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 76 and ends at position 525. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 5 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T94936_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:206) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 5Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?158A -> GNo186A -> GNo385A -> GNo


Variant protein T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T94936_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:193). One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207) and Q8TD06 (SEQ ID NO:858):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MMLHSALGLCLLLVTVSSNLAIAIKKEKRPPQTLSRGWGDDITWVQTYEEGLFYAQKS KKPLMVIHHLEDCQYSQALKKVFAQNEEIQEMAQNKFIMLNLMHETTDKNLSPDGQY VPRIMFV corresponding to amino acids 1-122 of Q8TD06 (SEQ ID NO:858), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-122 of T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GMYVISFHQIYKISRNQHSCFYF (SEQ ID NO: 1019) corresponding to amino acids 123-145 of T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence GMYVISFHQIYKISRNQHSCFYF (SEQ ID NO:1019) in T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 6, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 6Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?104T -> ANo28K -> RNo


Variant protein T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T94936_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:193), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T94936_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:193) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 76 and ends at position 510. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 7 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?158A -> GNo186A -> GNo385A -> GNo746T -> CNo889A -> CNo889A -> GNo980A ->No1006A ->No1105A ->No1356A -> GNo


As noted above, cluster T94936 features 12 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster T94936_PEA1_node14 (SEQ ID NO:194) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T94936_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:193). Table 8 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 8Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT94936_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID443803NO: 193)


Segment cluster T94936_PEA1_node16 (SEQ ID NO:195) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T94936_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:193). Table 9 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 9Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT94936_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID8041213NO: 193)


Segment cluster T94936_PEA1_node2 (SEQ ID NO:196) according to the present invention is supported by 65 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T94936_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:192) and T94936_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:193). Table 10 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 10Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT94936_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID49184NO: 192)T94936_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID49184NO: 193)


Segment cluster T94936_PEA1_node20 (SEQ ID NO:197) according to the present invention is supported by 46 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T94936_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:193). Table 11 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 11Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT94936_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID12981526NO: 193)


Segment cluster T94936_PEA1_node23 (SEQ ID NO:198) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T94936_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:192). Table 12 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 12Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT94936_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID527751NO: 192)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster T94936_PEA1_node0 (SEQ ID NO:199) according to the present invention is supported by 32 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T94936_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:192) and T94936_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:193). Table 13 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 13Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT94936_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID148NO: 192)T94936_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID148NO: 193)


Segment cluster T94936_PEA1_node11 (SEQ ID NO:200) according to the present invention is supported by 61 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T94936_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:192) and T94936_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:193). Table 14 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 14Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT94936_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID302378NO: 192)T94936_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID302378NO: 193)


Segment cluster T94936_PEA1_node13 (SEQ ID NO:201) according to the present invention is supported by 50 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T94936_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:192) and T94936_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:193). Table 15 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 15Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT94936_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID379442NO: 192)T94936_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID379442NO: 193)


Segment cluster T94936_PEA1_node17 (SEQ ID NO:202) according to the present invention is supported by 51 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T94936_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:192) and T94936_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:193). Table 16 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 16Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT94936_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID443526NO: 192)T94936_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID12141297NO: 193)


Segment cluster T94936_PEA 1node6 (SEQ ID NO:203) according to the present invention is supported by 74 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T94936_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:192) and T94936_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:193). Table 17 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 17Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT94936_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID185248NO: 192)T94936_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID185248NO: 193)


Segment cluster T94936_PEA1_node8 (SEQ ID NO:204) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T94936_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:192) and T94936_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:193). Table 18 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 18Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT94936_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID249252NO: 192)T94936_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID249252NO: 193)


Segment cluster T94936_PEA1_node9 (SEQ ID NO:205) according to the present invention is supported by 68 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T94936_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO: 192) and T94936_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:193). Table 19 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 19Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT94936_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID253301NO: 192)T94936_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID253301NO: 193)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: /tmp/1R8BEXWutz/cdFRKHIcZR:Q8TD06 (SEQ ID NO:858).


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T94936_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:206)×Q8TD06 (SEQ ID NO:858).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1486.00Escore:0Matching length:150Total length:150Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MMLHSALGLCLLLVTVSSNLAIAIKKEKRPPQTLSRGWGDDITWVQTYEE50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MMLHSALGLCLLLVTVSSNLAIAIKKEKRPPQTLSRGWGDDITWVQTYEE50         .         .         .         .         .51GLFYAQKSKKPLMVIHHLEDCQYSQALKKVFAQNEEIQEMAQNKFIMLNL100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51GLFYAQKSKKPLMVIHHLEDCQYSQALKKVFAQNEEIQEMAQNKFIMLNL100         .         .         .         .         .101MHETTDKNLSPDGQYVPRIMFVDPSLTVRADIAGRYSNRLYTYEPRDLPL150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101MHETTDKNLSPDGQYVPRIMFVDPSLTVRADIAGRYSNRLYTYEPRDLPL150


Sequence name: /tmp/AG3unO0N3y/kjgGehygST:Q8TD06 (SEQ ID NO:858)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T94936_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:207)×Q8TD06 (SEQ ID NO:858).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1214.00Escore:0Matching length:122Total length:122Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MMLHSALGLCLLLVTVSSNLAIAIKKEKRPPQTLSRGWGDDITWVQTYEE50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MMLHSALGLCLLLVTVSSNLAIAIKKEKRPPQTLSRGWGDDITWVQTYEE50         .         .         .         .         .51GLFYAQKSKKPLMVIHHLEDCQYSQALKKVFAQNEEIQEMAQNKFIMLNL100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51GLFYAQKSKKPLMVIHHLEDCQYSQALKKVFAQNEEIQEMAQNKFIMLNL100         .         .101MHETTDKNLSPDGQYVPRIMFV122||||||||||||||||||||||101MHETTDKNLSPDGQYVPRIMFV122


Expression of Homo sapiens Breast Cancer Membrane Protein 11 (BCMP11) T94936 Transcripts Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name T94936 seg14 (SEQ ID NO:861) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of Homo sapiens breast cancer membrane protein 11 (BCMP11) transcripts detectable by or according to seg14, T94936 seg14 (SEQ ID NO:861) amplicon(s) and T94936 seg14F (SEQ ID NO:859) and T94936 seg14R (SEQ ID NO:860) primers was measured by real time PCR. In this specific example, the real-time PCR reaction efficiency was assumed to be 2 and was not calculated by a standard curve reaction (as detailed above in the section of “Real-Time RT-PCR analysis”). In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)), and G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1, above, “Tissue samples in testing panel”), to obtain a value of fold up-regulation for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.



FIG. 23 is a histogram showing over expression of the above-indicated Homo sapiens breast cancer membrane protein 11 (BCMP11) transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples.


As is evident from FIG. 23, the expression of Homo sapiens breast cancer membrane protein 11 (BCMP11) transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in cancer samples was significantly higher than in the non-cancerous samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1, above, “Tissue samples in testing panel”). Notably an over-expression of at least 5 fold was found in 17 out of 28 adenocarcinoma samples.


Statistical analysis was applied to verify the significance of these results, as described below.


The P value for the difference in the expression levels of Homo sapiens breast cancer membrane protein 11 (BCMP11) transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in breast cancer samples versus the normal tissue samples was determined by T test as 7.94E-02.


Threshold of 5 fold overexpression was found to differentiate between cancer and normal samples with P value of 6.74E-03 as checked by exact fisher test. The above values demonstrate statistical significance of the results.


Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: T94936 seg14F forward primer (SEQ ID NO:859); and T94936 seg14R reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:860).


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: T94936 seg14 (SEQ ID NO:861).

T94936 seg14 Forward primer:(SEQ ID NO:859)TACAAAATTAGTAGAAATCAGCATTCTTGCT94936 seg14 Reverse primer:(SEQ ID NO:860)TGTAGAACTAACAAGAGCTGATATTATTGGATT94936 seg14 Amplicon:(SEQ ID NO:861)TACAAAATTAGTAGAAATCAGCATTCTTGCTTTTATTTTTAAATGCTAGTTCAAGTACTATTCTTTTTAAAGAGAAGTCATTTCTAATCCAATAATATCAGCTCTTGTTAGTTCTACA


Description for Cluster Z41644

Cluster Z41644 features 1 transcript(s) and 21 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.Z41644_PEA_1_T5208









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







Z41644_PEA_1_node_0
209



Z41644_PEA_1_node_11
210



Z41644_PEA_1_node_12
211



Z41644_PEA_1_node_15
212



Z41644_PEA_1_node_20
213



Z41644_PEA_1_node_24
214



Z41644_PEA_1_node_1
215



Z41644_PEA_1_node_10
216



Z41644_PEA_1_node_13
217



Z41644_PEA_1_node_16
218



Z41644_PEA_1_node_17
219



Z41644_PEA_1_node_19
220



Z41644_PEA_1_node_2
221



Z41644_PEA_1_node_21
222



Z41644_PEA_1_node_22
223



Z41644_PEA_1_node_23
224



Z41644_PEA_1_node_25
225



Z41644_PEA_1_node_3
226



Z41644_PEA_1_node_4
227



Z41644_PEA_1_node_6
228



Z41644_PEA_1_node_9
229

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Protein Name
Sequence ID No.







Z41644_PEA_1_P10
231










These sequences are variants of the known protein Small inducible cytokine B14 precursor (SEQ ID NO:230) (SwissProt accession identifier SZ14_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms CXCL14; Chemokine BRAK), SEQ ID NO: 230, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Small inducible cytokine B14 precursor (SEQ ID NO:230) is known or believed to have the following function(s): Not chemotactive for T-cells, B-cells, monocytes, natural killer cells or ghranulocytes. Does not inhibit proliferation of myeloid progenitors in colony formation assays. The sequence for protein Small inducible cytokine B14 precursor (SEQ ID NO:230) is given at the end of the application, as “Small inducible cytokine B14 precursor (SEQ ID NO:230) amino acid sequence”. Protein Small inducible cytokine B14 precursor (SEQ ID NO:230) localization is believed to be Secreted.


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: chemotaxis; signal transduction; cell-cell signaling, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; and chemokine, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster Z41644 can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 24 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 24 and Table 4. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: lung malignant tumors, breast malignant tumors and pancreas carcinoma.

TABLE 4Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberbone45brain62colon327epithelial179general104head and neck10kidney219lung6lymph nodes37breast87bone marrow0muscle20ovary36Pancreas0prostate78skin591stomach109Thyroid386uterus218









TABLE 5










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





bone
4.9e−01
8.5e−01
1.8e−01
1.9
5.3e−01
1.0


brain
6.7e−01
8.0e−01
9.1e−01
0.6
9.9e−01
0.4


colon
6.4e−01
7.7e−01
9.7e−01
0.4
1
0.3


epithelial
4.1e−01
9.4e−01
9.6e−01
0.7
1
0.4


general
1.5e−01
9.4e−01
1.8e−01
1.0
1
0.5


head and neck
1.9e−01
3.3e−01
4.6e−01
2.8
7.5e−01
1.5


kidney
7.7e−01
8.2e−01
7.0e−01
0.7
9.5e−01
0.5


lung
2.2e−01
5.0e−01
1.3e−04
8.7
8.1e−03
4.1


lymph nodes
6.3e−01
8.7e−01
6.3e−01
1.2
9.2e−01
0.6


breast
4.0e−01
6.5e−01
3.9e−04
3.5
2.9e−02
1.9


bone marrow
1
6.7e−01
1
1.0
5.3e−01
1.9


muscle
5.2e−01
6.1e−01
2.7e−01
3.2
6.3e−01
1.2


ovary
6.7e−01
7.1e−01
7.6e−01
1.0
8.6e−01
0.8


pancreas
2.2e−02
2.3e−02
5.7e−03
7.8
1.6e−03
8.2


prostate
8.8e−01
9.0e−01
8.3e−01
0.6
9.3e−01
0.5


skin
5.9e−01
6.9e−01
2.3e−01
0.3
1
0.0


stomach
6.1e−01
8.9e−01
8.1e−01
0.7
9.9e−01
0.4


Thyroid
7.0e−01
7.0e−01
9.9e−01
0.4
9.9e−01
0.4


uterus
5.3e−01
8.2e−01
9.5e−01
0.5
1
0.3









As noted above, cluster Z41644 features 1 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Small inducible cytokine B14 precursor (SEQ ID NO:230). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). An alignment is given to the known protein (Small inducible cytokine B14 precursor (SEQ ID NO:230)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231) and SZ14_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:230):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLAAALLLLLLALYTARVDGSKCKCSRKGPKIRYSDVKKLEMKPKYPHCEEKMVII TTKSVSRYRGQEHCLHPKLQSTKRFIKWYNAWNEKRR corresponding to amino acids 1-95 of SZ14_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:230), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-95 of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence YAPPLLTFLPTRPSCGSQDGKGPPHQVI (SEQ ID NO:1020) corresponding to amino acids 96-123 of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence YAPPLLTFLPTRPSCGSQDGKGPPHQVI (SEQ ID NO:1020) in Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231).


Comparison report between Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231) and Q9NS21 (SEQ ID NO:862):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLAAALLLLLLALYTARVDGSKCKCSRKGPKIRYSDVKKLEMKPKYPHCEEKMVII TTKSVSRYRGQEHCLHPKLQSTKRFIKWYNAWNEKRR corresponding to amino acids 13-107 of Q9NS21 (SEQ ID NO:862), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-95 of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence YAPPLLTFLPTRPSCGSQDGKGPPHQVI (SEQ ID NO:1020) corresponding to amino acids 96-123 of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence YAPPLLTFLPTRPSCGSQDGKGPPHQVI (SEQ ID NO:1020) in Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231).


Comparison report between Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231) and AAQ89265 (SEQ ID NO:863):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLAAALLLLLLALYTARVDGSKCKCSRKGPKIRYSDVKKLEMKPKYPHCEEKMVII TTKSVSRYRGQEHCLHPKLQSTKRFIKWYNAWNEKRR corresponding to amino acids 13-107 of AAQ89265, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-95 of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence YAPPLLTFLPTRPSCGSQDGKGPPHQVI (SEQ ID NO:1020) corresponding to amino acids 96-123 of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence YAPPLLTFLPTRPSCGSQDGKGPPHQVI (SEQ ID NO:1020) in Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 6, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 6Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?32P -> HYes64S ->No80T -> ANo80T -> PNo


Variant protein Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231) is encoded by the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 744 and ends at position 1112. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 7 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?102A -> GYes572C ->No3707C -> TYes3735C -> TYes4079G -> ANo4123G -> AYes4233A -> GYes4328C ->No4350A -> GYes4376G -> AYes4390A -> GYes4619G -> TYes838C -> AYes4754C -> TNo4757C -> ANo4794T -> GNo4827G ->No934C ->No981A -> CNo981A -> GNo1817A -> CYes2546T ->No2684T -> ANo2885T -> CYes


As noted above, cluster Z41644 features 21 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node0 (SEQ ID NO:209) according to the present invention is supported by 53 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 8 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 8Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID1616NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node11 (SEQ ID NO:210) according to the present invention is supported by 9 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 9 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 9Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID10282089NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node12 (SEQ ID NO:211) according to the present invention is supported by 6 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 10 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 10Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID20902350NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node15 (SEQ ID NO:212) according to the present invention is supported by 23 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 11 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 11Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID23683728NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node20 (SEQ ID NO:213) according to the present invention is supported by 260 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 12 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 12Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID39384506NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node24 (SEQ ID NO:214) according to the present invention is supported by 185 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 13 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 13Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID46374799NO: 208)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node1 (SEQ ID NO:215) according to the present invention is supported by 53 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 14 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 14Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID617697NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node10 (SEQ ID NO:216) according to the present invention is supported by 138 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 15 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 15Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID9721027NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node13 (SEQ ID NO:217) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 16 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 16Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID23512367NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node16 (SEQ ID NO:218) according to the present invention is supported by 152 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 17 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 17Segment location on transcriptsSegmentendingstartingpositionTranscript namepositionSegmentZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID37293809NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node17 (SEQ ID NO:219) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 18 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 18Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID38103829NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node19 (SEQ ID NO:220) according to the present invention is supported by 112 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 19 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 19Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID38303937NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node2 (SEQ ID NO:221) according to the present invention is supported by 58 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 20 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 20Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID698737NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node21 (SEQ ID NO:222) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 21 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 21Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID45074529NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node22 (SEQ ID NO:223) according to the present invention is supported by 164 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 22 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 22Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID45304582NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node23 (SEQ ID NO:224) according to the present invention is supported by 169 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 23 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 23Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID45834636NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node25 (SEQ ID NO:225) according to the present invention is supported by 138 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 24 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 24Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID48004902NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node3 (SEQ ID NO:226) according to the present invention is supported by 75 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 25 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 25Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID738773NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node4 (SEQ ID NO:227) according to the present invention is supported by 61 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 26 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 26Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID774807NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node6 (SEQ ID NO:228) according to the present invention is supported by 101 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 27 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 27Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID808913NO: 208)


Segment cluster Z41644_PEA1_node9 (SEQ ID NO:229) according to the present invention is supported by 134 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): Z41644_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:208). Table 28 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 28Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionZ41644_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID914971NO: 208)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: /tmp/p5SSvhT9Xp/HQeIMsUrfm:SZ14_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:230)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231)×SZ14_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:230).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:953.00Escore:0Matching length:95Total length:95Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLAAALLLLLLALYTARVDGSKCKCSRKGPKIRYSDVKKLEMKPKYPH50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLAAALLLLLLALYTARVDGSKCKCSRKGPKIRYSDVKKLEMKPKYPH50         .         .         .         .51CEEKMVIITTKSVSRYRGQEHCLHPKLQSTKRFIKWYNAWNEKRR95|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51CEEKMVIITTKSVSRYRGQEHCLHPKLQSTKRFIKWYNAWNEKRR95


Sequence name: /tmp/p5SSvhT9Xp/HQeIMsUrfm:Q9NS21 (SEQ ID NO:862)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231)×Q9NS21 (SEQ ID NO:862).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:957.00Escore:0Matching length:96Total length:96Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:98.96Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:98.96Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLAAALLLLLLALYTARVDGSKCKCSRKGPKIRYSDVKKLEMKPKYPH50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||13MRLLAAALLLLLLALYTARVDGSKCKCSRKGPKIRYSDVKKLEMKPKYPH62         .         .         .         .51CEEKMVIITTKSVSRYRGQEHCLHPKLQSTKRFIKWYNAWNEKRRY96|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||:63CEEKMVIITTKSVSRYRGQEHCLHPKLQSTKRFIKWYNAWNEKRRF108


Sequence name: /tmp/p5SSvhT9Xp/HQeIMsUrfm:AAQ89265


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: Z41644_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:231)×AAQ89265.


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:953.00Escore:0Matching length:95Total length:95Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLAAALLLLLLALYTARVDGSKCKCSRKGPKIRYSDVKKLEMKPKYPH50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||13MRLLAAALLLLLLALYTARVDGSKCKCSRKGPKIRYSDVKKLEMKPKYPH62         .         .         .         .51CEEKMVIITTKSVSRYRGQEHCLHPKLQSTKRFIKWYNAWNEKRR95|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||63CEEKMVIITTKSVSRYRGQEHCLHPKLQSTKRFIKWYNAWNEKRR107


Description for Cluster M85491

Cluster M85491 features 2 transcript(s) and 11 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.M85491_PEA_1_T16232M85491_PEA_1_T20233









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.














M85491_PEA_1_node_0
234



M85491_PEA_1_node_13
235



M85491_PEA_1_node_21
236



M85491_PEA_1_node_23
237



M85491_PEA_1_node_24
238



M85491_PEA_1_node_8
239



M85491_PEA_1_node_9
240



M85491_PEA_1_node_10
241



M85491_PEA_1_node_18
242



M85491_PEA_1_node_19
243



M85491_PEA_1_node_6
244

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Protein Name
Sequence ID No.














M85491_PEA_1_P13
246



M85491_PEA_1_P14
247










These sequences are variants of the known protein Ephrin type-B receptor 2 [precursor] (SEQ ID NO:245) (SwissProt accession identifier EPB2_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms EC 2.7.1.112; Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor EPH-3; DRT; Receptor protein-tyrosine kinase HEK5; ERK), SEQ ID NO: 245, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Ephrin type-B receptor 2 [precursor] (SEQ ID NO:245) is known to have the following function(s): Receptor for members of the ephrin-B family. The sequence for protein Ephrin type-B receptor 2 [precursor] (SEQ ID NO:245) is given at the end of the application, as “Ephrin type-B receptor 2 [precursor] (SEQ ID NO:245) amino acid sequence”. Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNPposition(s) onamino acid sequenceComment671A -> R./FTId = VAR_004162.120MALRRLGAALLLLPLLAAVE −>MWVPVLALPVCTYA923E -> K956L -> V958V -> L154G -> D476K -> KQ495-496Missing532E -> D568R -> RR589M -> I788I -> F853S -> A


Protein Ephrin type-B receptor 2 [precursor] (SEQ ID NO:245) localization is believed to be Type I membrane protein.


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: protein amino acid phosphorylation; transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway; neurogenesis, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; protein tyrosine kinase; receptor; transmembrane-ephrin receptor; ATP binding; transferase, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function; and integral membrane protein, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster M85491 can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 25 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 25 and Table 5. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: epithelial malignant tumors and a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues.

TABLE 5Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberBladder0Bone0Brain10Colon31epithelial10general12Kidney0Liver0Lung5Breast8Muscle5Ovary36pancreas10Skin0stomach0









TABLE 6










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





bladder
5.4e−01
6.0e−01
3.2e−01
2.5
4.6e−01
1.9


Bone
1
2.8e−01
1
1.0
7.0e−01
1.8


Brain
3.4e−01
3.6e−01
1.2e−01
2.9
1.8e−02
2.7


Colon
3.4e−02
5.7e−02
8.2e−02
2.8
2.0e−01
2.1


epithelial
1.7e−03
3.5e−03
2.0e−03
2.8
1.1e−02
2.2


general
4.8e−04
5.2e−04
6.7e−04
2.3
1.3e−03
1.9


Kidney
4.3e−01
3.7e−01
1
1.1
7.0e−01
1.5


Liver
1
4.5e−01
1
1.0
6.9e−01
1.5


Lung
2.2e−01
2.7e−01
6.9e−02
3.6
3.4e−02
3.6


Breast
8.2e−01
7.3e−01
6.9e−01
1.2
6.8e−01
1.2


Muscle
9.2e−01
4.8e−01
1
0.8
1.5e−01
3.2


Ovary
8.5e−01
7.3e−01
9.0e−01
0.7
6.7e−01
1.0


pancreas
5.5e−01
2.0e−01
6.7e−01
1.2
3.5e−01
1.8


Skin
2.9e−01
4.7e−01
1.4e−01
7.0
6.4e−01
1.6


stomach
1.5e−01
3.2e−01
1
1.0
8.0e−01
1.3









As noted above, cluster M85491 features 2 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Ephrin type-B receptor 2 [precursor]. A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein M85491_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:246) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) M85491_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:232). An alignment is given to the known protein (Ephrin type-B receptor 2 [precursor]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between M85491_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:246) and EPB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:245):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M8549 1_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:246), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MALRRLGAALLLLPLLAAVEETLMDSTTATAELGWMVHPPSGWEEVSGYDENMNTIR TYQVCNVFESSQNNWLRTKFIRRRGAHRIHVEMKFSVRDCSSIPSVPGSCKETFNLYYY EADFDSATKTFPNWMENPWVKVDTIAADESFSQVDLGGRVMKINTEVRSFGPVSRSGF YLAFQDYGGCMSLIAVRVFYRKCPRIIQNGAIFQETLSGAESTSLVAARGSCIANAEEVD VPIKLYCNGDGEWLVPIGRCMCKAGFEAVENGTVCRGCPSGTFKANQGDEACTHCPIN SRTTSEGATNCVCRNGYYRADLDPLDMPCTTIPSAPQAVISSVNETSLMLEWTPPRDSG GREDLVYNIICKSCGSGRGACTRCGDNVQYAPRQLGLTEPRIYISDLLAHTQYTFEIQAV NGVTDQSPFSPQFASVNITTNQAAPSAVSIMHQVSRTVDSITLSWSQPDQPNGVILDYEL QYYEK corresponding to amino acids 1-476 of EPB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:245), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-476 of M85491_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:246), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VPIGWVLSPSPTSLRAPLPG (SEQ ID NO:964) corresponding to amino acids 477-496 of M85491_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:246), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M85491_PEA1_P 13 (SEQ ID NO:246), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VPIGWVLSPSPTSLRAPLPG (SEQ ID NO:964) in M85491_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:246).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region. Variant protein M85491_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:246) is encoded by the following transcript(s): M85491_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:232), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript M85491_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:232) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 143 and ends at position 1630. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 7 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M85491_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:246) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?799G -> AYes1066C -> TYes1519A -> GYes1872C -> TYes2044T -> CYes2156G -> AYes2606C -> AYes2637G -> CYes


Variant protein M85491_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:247) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) M85491_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:233). An alignment is given to the known protein (Ephrin type-B receptor 2 [precursor]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between M85491_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:247) and EPB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:245):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M85491_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:247), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MALRRLGAALLLLPLLAAVEETLMDSTTATAELGWMVHPPSGWEEVSGYDENMNTIR TYQVCNVFESSQNNWLRTKFIRRRGAHRIHVEMKFSVRDCSSIPSVPGSCKETFNLYYY EADFDSATKTFPNWMENPWVKVDTIAADESFSQVDLGGRVMKINTEVRSFGPVSRSGF YLAFQDYGGCMSLIAVRVFYRKCPRIIQNGAIFQETLSGAESTSLVAARGSCIANAEEVD VPIKLYCNGDGEWLVPIGRCMCKAGFEAVENGTVCR corresponding to amino acids 1-270 of EPB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:245), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-270 of M85491_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:247), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ERQDLTMLSRLVLNSWPQMILPPQPPKVLEL (SEQ ID NO:965) corresponding to amino acids 271-301 of M85491_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:247), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M85491_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:247), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence ERQDLTMLSRLVLNSWPQMILPPQPPKVLEL (SEQ ID NO:965) in M85491_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:247).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein M85491_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:247) is encoded by the following transcript(s): M85491_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:233), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript M85491_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:233) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 143 and ends at position 1045. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 8 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M85491_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:247) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?799G -> AYes1135T -> CYes1160T -> CYes1172A -> CYes1176T -> AYes


As noted above, cluster M85491 features 11 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster M85491_PEA1_node0 (SEQ ID NO:234) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M85491_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:232) and M85491_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:233). Table 9 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 9Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM85491_PEA_1_T16 (SEQ1203ID NO: 232)M85491_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ1203ID NO: 233)


Segment cluster M85491_PEA1_node13 (SEQ ID NO:235) according to the present invention is supported by 6 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M85491_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:233). Table 10 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 10Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM85491_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ9541182ID NO: 233)


Segment cluster M85491_PEA1_node21 (SEQ ID NO:236) according to the present invention is supported by 18 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M85491_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:232). Table 12 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 12Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM85491_PEA_1_T16 (SEQ11101445ID NO: 232)


Segment cluster M85491_PEA1_node23 (SEQ ID NO:237) according to the present invention is supported by 18 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M85491_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:232). Table 13 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 13Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM85491_PEA_1_T16 (SEQ14461570ID NO: 232)


Segment cluster M85491_PEA1_node24 (SEQ ID NO:238) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M85491_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:232). Table 14 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 14Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM85491_PEA_1_T16 (SEQ15712875ID NO: 232)


Segment cluster M85491_PEA1_node8 (SEQ ID NO:239) according to the present invention is supported by 25 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M85491_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:232) and M85491_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:233). Table 15 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 15Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM85491_PEA_1_T16 (SEQ269672ID NO: 232)M85491_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ269672ID NO: 233)


Segment cluster M85491_PEA1_node9 (SEQ ID NO:240) according to the present invention is supported by 20 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M85491_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:232) and M85491_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:233). Table 17 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 17Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM85491_PEA_1_T16 (SEQ673856ID NO: 232)M85491_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ673856ID NO: 233)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster M85491_PEA1_node10 (SEQ ID NO:241) according to the present invention is supported by 17 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M85491_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:232) and M85491_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:233). Table 18 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 18Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM85491_PEA_1_T16 (SEQ857953ID NO: 232)M85491_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ857953ID NO: 233)


Segment cluster M85491_PEA1_node18 (SEQ ID NO:242) according to the present invention is supported by 15 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M85491_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:232). Table 19 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 19Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM85491_PEA_1_T16 (SEQ9541044ID NO: 232)


Segment cluster M85491_PEA1_node19 (SEQ ID NO:243) according to the present invention is supported by 15 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M85491_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:232). Table 20 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 20Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM85491_PEA_1_T16 (SEQ10451109ID NO: 232)


Segment cluster M85491_PEA1_node6 (SEQ ID NO:244) according to the present invention is supported by 11 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M85491_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:232) and M85491_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:233). Table 21 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 21Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM85491_PEA_1_T16 (SEQ204268ID NO: 232)M85491_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ204268ID NO: 233)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: /tmp/qfmsU9VtxS/DylcLC9j8v:EPB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:245)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: M85491_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:246)×EPB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:245).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:4726.00Escore:0Matching length:476Total length:476Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MALRRLGAALLLLPLLAAVEETLMDSTTATAELGWMVHPPSGWEEVSGYD50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MALRRLGAALLLLPLLAAVEETLMDSTTATAELGWMVHPPSGWEEVSGYD50         .         .         .         .         .51ENMNTIRTYQVCNVFESSQNNWLRTKFIRRRGAHRIHVEMKFSVRDCSSI100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51ENMNTIRTYQVCNVFESSQNNWLRTKFIRRRGAHRIHVEMKFSVRDCSSI100         .         .         .         .         .101PSVPGSCKETFNLYYYEADFDSATKTFPNWMENPWVKVDTIAADESFSQV150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101PSVPGSCKETFNLYYYEADFDSATKTFPNWMENPWVKVDTIAADESFSQV150         .         .         .         .         .151DLGGRVMKINTEVRSFGPVSRSGFYLAFQDYGGCMSLIAVRVFYRKCPRI200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151DLGGRVMKINTEVRSFGPVSRSGFYLAFQDYGGCMSLIAVRVFYRKCPRI200         .         .         .         .         .201IQNGAIFQETLSGAESTSLVAARGSCIANAEEVDVPIKLYCNGDGEWLVP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201IQNGAIFQETLSGAESTSLVAARGSCIANAEEVDVPIKLYCNGDGEWLVP250         .         .         .         .         .251IGRCMCKAGFEAVENGTVCRGCPSGTFKANQGDEACTHCPINSRTTSEGA300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251IGRCMCKAGFEAVENGTVCRGCPSGTFKANQGDEACTHCPINSRTTSEGA300         .         .         .         .         .301TNCVCRNGYYRADLDPLDMPCTTIPSAPQAVISSVNETSLMLEWTPPRDS350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301TNCVCRNGYYRADLDPLDMPCTTIPSAPQAVISSVNETSLMLEWTPPRDS350         .         .         .         .         .351GGREDLVYNIICKSCGSGRGACTRCGDNVQYAPRQLGLTEPRIYISDLLA400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351GGREDLVYNIICKSCGSGRGACTRCGDNVQYAPRQLGLTEPRIYISDLLA400         .         .         .         .         .401HTQYTFEIQAVNGVTDQSPFSPQFASVNITTNQAAPSAVSIMHQVSRTVD450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401HTQYTFEIQAVNGVTDQSPFSPQFASVNITTNQAAPSAVSIMHQVSRTVD450         .         .451SITLSWSQPDQPNGVILDYELQYYEK476||||||||||||||||||||||||||451SITLSWSQPDQPNGVILDYELQYYEK476


Sequence name: /tmp/rmnzuDbot6/GiHbjeU8iR:EPB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:245)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: M85491_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:247)×EPB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:245).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2673.00Escore:0Matching length:270Total length:270Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MALRRLGAALLLLPLLAAVEETLMDSTTATAELGWMVHPPSGWEEVSGYD50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MALRRLGAALLLLPLLAAVEETLMDSTTATAELGWMVHPPSGWEEVSGYD50         .         .         .         .         .51ENMNTIRTYQVCNVFESSQNNWLRTKFIRRRGAHRIHVEMKFSVRDCSSI100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51ENMNTIRTYQVCNVFESSQNNWLRTKFIRRRGAHRIHVEMKFSVRDCSSI100         .         .         .         .         .101PSVPGSCKETFNLYYYEADFDSATKTFPNWMENPWVKVDTIAADESFSQV150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101PSVPGSCKETFNLYYYEADFDSATKTFPNWMENPWVKVDTIAADESFSQV150         .         .         .         .         .151DLGGRVMKINTEVRSFGPVSRSGFYLAFQDYGGCMSLIAVRVFYRKCPRI200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151DLGGRVMKINTEVRSFGPVSRSGFYLAFQDYGGCMSLIAVRVFYRKCPRI200         .         .         .         .         .201IQNGAIFQETLSGAESTSLVAARGSCIANAEEVDVPIKLYCNGDGEWLVP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201IQNGAIFQETLSGAESTSLVAARGSCIANAEEVDVPIKLYCNGDGEWLVP250         .         .251IGRCMCKAGFEAVENGTVCR270||||||||||||||||||||251IGRCMCKAGFEAVENGTVCR270


Expression of Ephrin Type-B Receptor 2 Precursor (EC 2.7.1.112) (Tyrosine-Protein Kinase Receptor EPH-3) M85491 Transcripts Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name M85491seg24 (SEQ ID NO:866) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of Ephrin type-B receptor 2 precursor (EC 2.7.1.112) (Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor EPH-3) transcripts detectable by or according to seg24, M85491seg24 (SEQ ID NO:866) amplicon and M85491seg24F (SEQ ID NO:864) M85491seg24R (SEQ ID NO:8656) primers was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)), and G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1, above, “Tissue samples in testing panel”), to obtain a value of fold up-regulation for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.



FIG. 26 is a histogram showing over expression of the above-indicated Ephrin type-B receptor 2 precursor (EC 2.7.1.112) (Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor EPH-3) transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples.


As is evident from FIG. 26, the expression of Ephrin type-B receptor 2 precursor (EC 2.7.1.112) (Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor EPH-3) transcripts detectable by the above amplicon in a few cancer samples was higher than in the non-cancerous samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1, above, “Tissue samples in testing panel”).


Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: M85491seg24F (SEQ ID NO:864) forward primer; and M85491seg24R (SEQ ID NO:865) reverse primer.


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: M85491 seg24 (SEQ ID NO:866).

M85491seg24 Forward primer (SEQ ID NO:864):GGCGTCTTTCTCCCTCTGAACM85491seg24 Reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:865):GTCCCATTCTGGGTGCTGTGM85491seg24 Amplicon (SEQ ID NO:866):GGCGTCTTTCTCCCTCTGAACCTCAGTTTCCACCTGTGTCGAGTGTGGGTGAGACCCCTCGCGGGGAGCTATGCAGGTTACGGAGAAAAGGCAGCACAGCACCCAGAATGGGAC


Expression of Ephrin Type-B Receptor 2 Precursor M85491 Transcripts, Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name M85491 seg24 (SEQ ID NO:866) in Different Normal Tissues

Expression of Ephrin type-B receptor 2 precursor transcripts detectable by or according to M85491 seg24 amplicon(s) (SEQ ID NO:866) and M85491 seg24F (SEQ ID NO:864) and M85491 seg24R (SEQ ID NO:865) priemrs was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—RPL 19 (GenBank Accession No. NM000981 (SEQ ID NO:934) RPL19 amplicon (SEQ ID NO:937)), TATA box (GenBank Accession No. NM003194 (SEQ ID NO:938); TATA amplicon (SEQ ID NO:941)), UBC (GenBank Accession No. BC000449 (SEQ ID NO:942); amplicon—Ubiquitin-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:945)) and SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the colon samples (Sample Nos. 1-3 Table 2,“Tissue samples on normal panel”, above), to obtain a value of relative expression of each sample relative to median of the colon samples. Primers and amplicon are as above.


The results are presented in FIG. 27, demonstrating the expression of Ephrin type-B receptor 2 precursor M85491 transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name M85491 seg24 (SEQ ID NO:866), in different normal tissues.


Description for Cluster HSSTROL3

Cluster HSSTROL3 features 6 transcript(s) and 16 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.HSSTROL3_T5248HSSTROL3_T8249HSSTROL3_T9250HSSTROL3_T10251HSSTROL3_T11252HSSTROL3_T12253









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.














HSSTROL3_node_6
254



HSSTROL3_node_10
255



HSSTROL3_node_13
256



HSSTROL3_node_15
257



HSSTROL3_node_19
258



HSSTROL3_node_21
259



HSSTROL3_node_24
260



HSSTROL3_node_25
261



HSSTROL3_node_26
262



HSSTROL3_node_28
263



HSSTROL3_node_29
264



HSSTROL3_node_11
265



HSSTROL3_node_17
266



HSSTROL3_node_18
267



HSSTROL3_node_20
268



HSSTROL3_node_27
269

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest











Sequence




Protein Name
ID No.
Corresponding Transcript(s)





HSSTROL3_P4
271
HSSTROL3_T5





(SEQ ID NO:248)





HSSTROL3_P5
272
HSSTROL3_T8




(SEQ ID NO:249);




HSSTROL3_T9




(SEQ ID NO:250)





HSSTROL3_P7
273
HSSTROL3_T10




(SEQ ID NO:251)





HSSTROL3_P8
274
HSSTROL3_T11




(SEQ ID NO:252)





HSSTROL3_P9
275
HSSTROL3_T12




(SEQ ID NO:253)









These sequences are variants of the known protein Stromelysin-3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:270) (SwissProt accession identifier MM11_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms EC 3.4.24.-; Matrix metalloproteinase-11; MMP-11; ST3; SL-3), SEQ ID NO: 270, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Stromelysin-3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:270) is known or believed to have the following function(s): May play an important role in the progression of epithelial malignancies. The sequence for protein Stromelysin-3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:270) is given at the end of the application, as “Stromelysin-3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:270) amino acid sequence”.


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: proteolysis and peptidolysis; developmental processes; morphogenesis, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; stromelysin 3; calcium binding; zinc binding; hydrolase, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function; and extracellular matrix, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster HSSTROL3 can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 28 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 28 and Table 4. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: transitional cell carcinoma, epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues and pancreas carcinoma.

TABLE 4Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberAdrenal0Bladder0Brain1Colon63Epithelial33General13head and neck101Kidney0lung11breast8ovary14pancreas0prostate2skin99Thyroid0uterus181









TABLE 5










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





adrenal
1
4.6e−01
1
1.0
5.3e−01
1.9


bladder
2.7e−01
3.4e−01
3.3e−03
4.9
2.1e−02
3.3


brain
3.5e−01
2.6e−01
1
1.7
3.3e−01
2.8


colon
7.7e−02
1.5e−01
3.1e−01
1.4
5.2e−01
1.0


epithelial
1.2e−04
1.2e−02
1.3e−06
2.7
4.6e−02
1.4


general
5.4e−09
3.1e−05
1.8e−16
5.0
3.1e−07
2.6


head and neck
4.6e−01
4.3e−01
1
0.6
9.4e−01
0.7


kidney
2.5e−01
3.5e−01
1.1e−01
4.0
2.4e−01
2.8


lung
1.8e−01
4.5e−01
1.9e−01
2.7
5.1e−01
1.4


breast
2.0e−01
3.4e−01
7.3e−02
3.3
2.5e−01
2.0


ovary
2.6e−01
3.2e−01
2.2e−02
2.0
7.0e−02
1.6


pancreas
9.5e−02
1.8e−01
1.8e−04
7.8
1.6e−03
5.5


prostate
8.2e−01
7.8e−01
4.5e−01
1.8
5.6e−01
1.5


skin
5.2e−01
5.8e−01
7.1e−01
0.8
1
0.3


Thyroid
2.9e−01
2.9e−01
1
1.1
1
1.1


uterus
4.2e−01
8.0e−01
7.5e−01
0.6
9.9e−01
0.4









As noted above, cluster HSSTROL3 features 6 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Stromelysin-3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:270). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248). An alignment is given to the known protein (Stromelysin-3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:270)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271) and MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQPWHAALPSS PAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVLSGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFP WQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHEGRADIMIDFARYW corresponding to amino acids 1-163 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-163 of HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271), a bridging amino acid H corresponding to amino acid 164 of HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271), a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to GDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWTIGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLG LQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDCRGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTN EIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDAVSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGL PSPVDAAFEDAQGHIWFFQGAQYWVYDGEKPVLGPAPLTELGLVRFPVHAALVWGPE KNKIYFFRGRDYWRFHPSTRRVDSPVPRRATDWRGVPSEIDAAFQDADG corresponding to amino acids 165-445 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 165-445 of HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271), and a third amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ALGVRQLVGGGHSSRFSHLVVAGLPHACHRKSGSSSQVLCPEPSALLSVAG (SEQ ID NO:966) corresponding to amino acids 446-496 of HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271), wherein said first amino acid sequence, bridging amino acid, second amino acid sequence and third amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

(SEQ ID NO:966)ALGVRQLVGGGHSSRFSHLVVAGLPHACHRKSGSSSQVLCPEPSALLSVAGin(SEQ ID NO:271)HSSTROL3_P4.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 6, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 6Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on aminoPreviously knownacid sequenceAlternative amino acid(s)SNP?38V -> AYes104R -> PYes214A ->No323Q -> HYes


Variant protein HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 24 and ends at position 1511. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 7 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotidePreviously knownsequenceAlternative nucleic acidSNP?136T -> CYes334G -> CYes663G ->No699-> TNo992G -> CYes1528A -> GYes1710A -> GYes2251A -> GYes2392C ->No2444C -> AYes2470A -> TYes2687-> GNo2696-> GNo2710C ->No2729-> ANo2755T -> CNo2813A ->No2813A -> CNo2963A ->No2963A -> CNo2993T -> CYes3140-> TNo


Variant protein HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249) and HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250). An alignment is given to the known protein (Stromelysin-3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:270)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272) and MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQPWHAALPSS PAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVLSGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFP WQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHEGRADIMIDFARYW corresponding to amino acids 1-163 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-163 of HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272), a bridging amino acid H corresponding to amino acid 164 of HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272), a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to GDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWTIGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLG LQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDCRGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTN EIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDAVSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGL PSPVDAAFEDAQGHIWFFQ corresponding to amino acids 165-358 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 165-358 of HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272), and a third amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ELGFPSSTGRDESLEHCRCQGLHK (SEQ ID NO:967) corresponding to amino acids 359-382 of HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272), wherein said first amino acid sequence, bridging amino acid, second amino acid sequence and third amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence ELGFPSSTGRDESLEHCRCQGLHK (SEQ ID NO:967) in HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 8, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on aminoPreviously knownacid sequenceAlternative amino acid(s)SNP?38V -> AYes104R -> PYes214A ->No323Q -> HYes


Variant protein HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249) and HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application.


The coding portion of transcript HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 24 and ends at position 1169. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 9 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 9Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativePreviously knownsequencenucleic acidSNP?136T -> CYes334G -> CYes663G ->No699-> TNo992G -> CYes1903C ->No1955C -> AYes1981A -> TYes2198-> GNo2207-> GNo2221C ->No2240-> ANo2266T -> CNo2324A ->No2324A -> CNo2474A ->No2474A -> CNo2504T -> CYes2651-> TNo


The coding portion of transcript HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 24 and ends at position 1169. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 10 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 10Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativePreviously knownsequencenucleic acidSNP?136T -> CYes334G -> CYes663G ->No699-> TNo992G -> CYes1666A -> GYes1848A -> GYes2389A -> GYes2530C ->No2582C -> AYes2608A -> TYes2825-> GNo2834-> GNo2848C ->No2867-> ANo2893T -> CNo2951A ->No2951A -> CNo3101A ->No3101A -> CNo3131T -> CYes3278-> TNo


Variant protein HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251). An alignment is given to the known protein (Stromelysin-3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:270)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273) and MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90 % homologous to MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQPWHAALPSS PAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVLSGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFP WQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHEGRADIMIDFARYW corresponding to amino acids 1-163 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-163 of HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273), a bridging amino acid H corresponding to amino acid 164 of HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273), a second amino acid sequence being at least 90 % homologous to GDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWTIGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLG LQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDCRGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTN EIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDAVSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGL PSPVDAAFEDAQGHIWFFQG corresponding to amino acids 165-359 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 165-359 of HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273), and a third amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence TTGVSTPAPGV (SEQ ID NO:968) corresponding to amino acids 360-370 of HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273), wherein said first amino acid sequence, bridging amino acid, second amino acid sequence and third amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence TTGVSTPAPGV (SEQ ID NO:968) in HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 11, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 11Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviously knownamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)SNP?38V -> AYes104R -> PYes214A ->No323Q -> HYes


Variant protein HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 24 and ends at position 1133. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 12 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 12Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativePreviously knownsequencenucleic acidSNP?136T -> CYes334G -> CYes663G ->No699-> TNo992G -> CYes1386A -> GYes1568A -> GYes2109A -> GYes2250C ->No2302C -> AYes2328A -> TYes2545-> GNo2554-> GNo2568C ->No2587-> ANo2613T -> CNo2671A ->No2671A -> CNo2821A ->No2821A -> CNo2851T -> CYes2998-> TNo


Variant protein HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252). An alignment is given to the known protein (Stromelysin-3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:270)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274) and MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90 % homologous to MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQPWHAALPSS PAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVLSGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFP WQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHEGRADIMIDFARYW corresponding to amino acids 1-163 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-163 of HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274), a bridging amino acid H corresponding to amino acid 164 of HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274), a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to GDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWTIGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLG LQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDCRGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTN EIAPLE corresponding to amino acids 165-286 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 165-286 of HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274), and a third amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VRPCLPVPLLLCWPL (SEQ ID NO:969) corresponding to amino acids 287-301 of HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274), wherein said first amino acid sequence, bridging amino acid, second amino acid sequence and third amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VRPCLPVPLLLCWPL (SEQ ID NO:969) in HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 13, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 13Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviously knownamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)SNP?38V -> AYes104R -> PYes214A ->No


Variant protein HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 24 and ends at position 926. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 14 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 14Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativePreviously knownsequencenucleic acidSNP?136T -> CYes334G -> CYes663G ->No699-> TNo935G -> AYes948G -> AYes1084G -> CYes1557C ->No1609C -> AYes1635A -> TYes1852-> GNo1861-> GNo1875C ->No1894-> ANo1920T -> CNo1978A ->No1978A -> CNo2128A ->No2128A -> CNo2158T -> CYes2305-> TNo


Variant protein HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253). An alignment is given to the known protein (Stromelysin-3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:270)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275) and MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQPWHAALPSS PAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQK corresponding to amino acids 1-96 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-96 of HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to RILRFPWQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHEGRADIMIDFARYW corresponding to amino acids 113-163 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 97-147 of HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), a bridging amino acid H corresponding to amino acid 148 of HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), a third amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to GDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWTIGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLG LQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDCRGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTN EIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDAVSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGL PSPVDAAFEDAQGHIWFFQG corresponding to amino acids 165-359 of MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270), which also corresponds to amino acids 149-343 of HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), and a fourth amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence TTGVSTPAPGV (SEQ ID NO:968) corresponding to amino acids 344-354 of HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), wherein said first amino acid sequence, second amino acid sequence, bridging amino acid, third amino acid sequence and fourth amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise KR, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 96-x to 96; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 97+((n-2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n-2.


3. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence TTGVSTPAPGV (SEQ ID NO:968) in HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 15, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 15Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviously knownamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)SNP?38V -> AYes198A ->No307Q -> HYes


Variant protein HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 24 and ends at position 1085. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 16 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 16Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativePreviously knownsequencenucleic acidSNP?136T -> CYes615G ->No651-> TNo944G -> CYes1275C ->No1327C -> AYes1353A -> TYes1570-> GNo1579-> GNo1593C ->No1612-> ANo1638T -> CNo1696A ->No1696A -> CNo1846A ->No1846A -> CNo1876T -> CYes2023-> TNo


As noted above, cluster HSSTROL3 features 16 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node6 (SEQ ID NO:254) according to the present invention is supported by 14 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248), HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249), HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250), HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251), HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252) and HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253). Table 17 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 17Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248)1131HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249)1131HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250)1131HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQID NO:251)1131HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252)1131HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253)1131


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node10 (SEQ ID NO:255) according to the present invention is supported by 21 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248), HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249), HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250), HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251), HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252) and HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253). Table 18 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 18Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T5 (SEO ID NO:248)132313HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249)132313HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250)132313HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251)132313HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252)132313HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253)132313


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node13 (SEQ ID NO:256) according to the present invention is supported by 36 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248), HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249), HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250), HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251), HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252) and HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253). Table 19 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 19Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSeguentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248)362505HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249)362505HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250)362505HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251)362505HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252)362505HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253)314457


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node15 (SEQ ID NO:257) according to the present invention is supported by 47 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248), HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249), HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250), HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251), HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252) and HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253). Table 20 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 20Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248)506639HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249)506639HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250)506639HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251)506639HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252)506639HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253)458591


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node19 (SEQ ID NO:258) according to the present invention is supported by 63 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248), HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249), HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250), HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251), HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252) and HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253). Table 21 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 21Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248)699881HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249)699881HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250)699881HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251)699881HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252)699881HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253)651833


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node21 (SEQ ID NO:259) according to the present invention is supported by 61 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248), HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249), HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250), HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251), HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252) and HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253). Table 22 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 22Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248)8821098HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249)8821098HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250)8821098HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251)8821098HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252)9741190HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253)8341050


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node24 (SEQ ID NO:260) according to the present invention is supported by 7 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249) and HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250). Table 23 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 23Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249)10991236HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250)10991236


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node25 (SEQ ID NO:261) according to the present invention is supported by 13 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249). Table 24 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 24Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249)12371536


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node26 (SEQ ID NO:262) according to the present invention is supported by 55 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248), HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249), HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250) and HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252). Table 25 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 25Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248)10991240HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249)15371678HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250)12371378HSSTROL3_T11(SEQ ID NO:252)11911332


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node28 (SEQ ID NO:263) according to the present invention is supported by 10 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248), HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250) and HSSTROL3_T1O (SEQ ID NO:251). Table 26 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 26Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248)13572283HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250)14952421HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251)12152141


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node29 (SEQ ID NO:264) according to the present invention is supported by 109 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248), HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249), HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250), HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:251), HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252) and HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253). Table 27 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 27Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248)22843194HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249)17952705HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250)24223332HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ IDNO:251)21423052HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252)14492359HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253)11672077


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node11 (SEQ ID NO:265) according to the present invention is supported by 25 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248), HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249), HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250), HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251) and HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252). Table 28 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 28Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248)314361HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249)314361HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250)314361HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251)314361HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252)314361


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node17 (SEQ ID NO:266) according to the present invention is supported by 45 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248), HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249), HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250), HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251), HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252) and HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253). Table 29 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 29Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248)640680HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249)640680HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250)640680HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251)640680HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252)640680HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253)592632


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node18 (SEQ ID NO:267) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248), HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249), HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250), HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251), HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252) and HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253). Table 30 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 30Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248)681698HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249)681698HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250)681698HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251)681698HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252)681698HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253)633650


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node20 (SEQ ID NO:268) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252). Table 31 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 31Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252)882973


Segment cluster HSSTROL3_node27 (SEQ ID NO:269) according to the present invention is supported by 50 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248), HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249), HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250), HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251), HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252) and HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253). Table 32 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 32Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSSTROL3_T5 (SEQ ID NO:248)12411356HSSTROL3_T8 (SEQ ID NO:249)16791794HSSTROL3_T9 (SEQ ID NO:250)13791494HSSTROL3_T10 (SEQ ID NO:251)10991214HSSTROL3_T11 (SEQ ID NO:252)13331448HSSTROL3_T12 (SEQ ID NO:253)10511166


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSSTROL3_P4 (SEQ ID NO:271)×MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:4444.00Escore:0Matching length:445Total length:445Matching Percent99.78Matching Percent Identity:99.78Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:99.78Total Percent Identity:99.78Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQP50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQP50         .         .         .         .         .51WHAALPSSPAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVL100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51WHAALPSSPAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVL100         .         .         .         .         .101SGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFPWQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHE150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101SGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFPWQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHE150         .         .         .         .         .151GRADIMIDFARYWHGDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWT200||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151GRADIMIDFARYWDGDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWT200         .         .         .         .         .201IGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLGLQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDC250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201IGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLGLQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDC250         .         .         .         .         .251RGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTNEIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDA300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251RGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTNEIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDA300         .         .         .         .         .301VSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGLPSPVDAAFEDA350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301VSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGLPSPVDAAFEDA350         .         .         .         .         .351QGHIWFFQGAQYWVYDGEKPVLGPAPLTELGLVRFPVHAALVWGPEKNKI400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351QGHIWFFQGAQYWVYDGEKPVLGPAPLTELGLVRFPVHAALVWGPEKNKI400         .         .         .         .401YFFRGRDYWRFHPSTRRVDSPVPRRATDWRGVPSEIDAAFQDADG445|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401YFFRGRDYWRFHPSTRRVDSPVPRRATDWRGVPSEIDAAFQDADG445


Sequence name: MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSSTROL3_P5 (SEQ ID NO:272)×MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:3566.00Escore:0Matching length:358Total length:358Matching Percent99.72Matching Percent Identity:99.72Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:99.72Total Percent Identity:99.72Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQP50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQP50         .         .         .         .         .51WHAALPSSPAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVL100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51WHAALPSSPAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVL100         .         .         .         .         .101SGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFPWQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHE150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101SGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFPWQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHE150         .         .         .         .         .151GRADIMIDFARYWHGDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWT200||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151GRADIMIDFARYWDGDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWT200         .         .         .         .         .201IGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLGLQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDC250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201IGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLGLQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDC250         .         .         .         .         .251RGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTNEIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDA300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251RGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTNEIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDA300         .         .         .         .         .301VSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGLPSPVDAAFEDA350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301VSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGLPSPVDAAFEDA350351QGHIWFFQ358||||||||351QGHIWFFQ358


Sequence name: MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSSTROL3_P7 (SEQ ID NO:273)×MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:3575.00Escore:0Matching length:359Total length:359Matching Percent99.72Matching Percent Identity:99.72Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:99.72Total Percent Identity:99.72Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQP50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQP50         .         .         .         .         .51WHAALPSSPAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVL100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51WHAALPSSPAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVL100         .         .         .         .         .101SGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFPWQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHE150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101SGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFPWQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHE150         .         .         .         .         .151GRADIMIDFARYWHGDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWT200||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151GRADIMIDFARYWDGDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWT200         .         .         .         .         .201IGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLGLQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDC250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201IGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLGLQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDC250         .         .         .         .         .251RGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTNEIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDA300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251RGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTNEIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDA300         .         .         .         .         .301VSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGLPSPVDAAFEDA350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301VSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGLPSPVDAAFEDA350351QGHIWFFQG359|||||||||351QGHIWFFQG359


Sequence name: MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSSTROL3_P8 (SEQ ID NO:274)×MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2838.00Escore:0Matching length:286Total length:286Matching Percent99.65Matching Percent Identity:99.65Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:99.65Total Percent Identity:99.65Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQP50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQP50         .         .         .         .         .51WHAALPSSPAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVL100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51WHAALPSSPAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVL100         .         .         .         .         .101SGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFPWQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHE150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101SGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFPWQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHE150         .         .         .         .         .151GRADIMIDFARYWHGDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWT200||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151GRADIMIDFARYWDGDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWT200         .         .         .         .         .201IGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLGLQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDC250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201IGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLGLQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDC250         .         .         .251RGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTNEIAPLE286||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251RGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTNEIAPLE286


Sequence name: MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSSTROL3_P9 (SEQ ID NO:275)×MM11_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:270).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:3316.00Escore:0Matching length:343Total length:359Matching Percent99.71Matching Percent Identity:99.71Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:95.26Total Percent Identity:95.26Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQP50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPAAWLRSAAARALLPPMLLLLLQPPPLLARALPPDVHHLHAERRGPQP50         .         .         .         .         .51WHAALPSSPAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQK....96||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51WHAALPSSPAPAPATQEAPRPASSLRPPRCGVPDPSDGLSARNRQKRFVL100         .         .         .         .         .97............RILRFPWQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHE134            ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101SGGRWEKTDLTYRILRFPWQLVQEQVRQTMAEALKVWSDVTPLTFTEVHE150         .         .         .         .         .135GRADIMIDFARYWHGDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWT184||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151GRADIMIDFARYWDGDDLPFDGPGGILAHAFFPKTHREGDVHFDYDETWT200         .         .         .         .         .185IGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLGLQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDC234||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201IGDDQGTDLLQVAAHEFGHVLGLQHTTAAKALMSAFYTFRYPLSLSPDDC250         .         .         .         .         .235RGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTNEIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDA284||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251RGVQHLYGQPWPTVTSRTPALGPQAGIDTNEIAPLEPDAPPDACEASFDA300         .         .         .         .         .285VSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGLPSPVDAAFEDA334||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301VSTIRGELFFFKAGFVWRLRGGQLQPGYPALASRHWQGLPSPVDAAFEDA350335QGHIWFFQG343|||||||||351QGHIWFFQG359


Expression of Stromelysin-3 Precursor (EC 3.4.24.-) (Matrix Metalloproteinase-11) (MMP-11) (ST3) SL-3 HSSTROL3 Transcripts Which Are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name HSSTROL3 seg24 (SEQ ID NO:869) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of Stromelysin-3 precursor (EC 3.4.24.-) (Matrix metalloproteinase-11) (MMP-11) (ST3) (SL-3 transcripts detectable by or according to seg24 HSSTROL3 seg24 (SEQ ID NO:869) amplicon(s) and HSSTROL3 seg24F (SEQ ID NO:867) and HSSTROL3 seg24R (SEQ ID NO:868) primers was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)) SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)) and G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1, above, “Tissue samples in testing panel”), to obtain a value of fold up-regulation for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.



FIG. 29A is a histogram showing over expression of the above-indicated Stromelysin-3 precursor (EC 3.4.24.-) (Matrix metalloproteinase-11) (MMP-11) (ST3) (SL-3) transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples. Values represent the average of duplicate experiments. Error bars indicate the minimal and maximal values obtained.


As is evident from FIG. 29A, the expression of Stromelysin-3 precursor (EC 3.4.24.-) (Matrix metalloproteinase-11) (MMP-11) (ST3) (SL-3) transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in cancer samples was significantly higher than in the non-cancerous samples (Sample Nos.56-60, 63-67 Table 1, “Tissue samples in testing panel”). Notably an over-expression of at least 5 fold was found in 20 out of 28 adenocarcinoma samples.


Statistical analysis was applied to verify the significance of these results, as described below.


The P value for the difference in the expression levels of Stromelysin-3 precursor (EC 3.4.24.-) (Matrix metalloproteinase-11) (MMP-11) (ST3) (SL-3) transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in Breast cancer samples versus the normal tissue samples was determined by T test as 6.46E-03.


Threshold of 5 fold overexpression was found to differentiate between cancer and normal samples with P value of 1.12E-03 as checked by exact fisher test. The above values demonstrate statistical significance of the results. Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: HSSTROL3 seg24F forward primer (SEQ ID NO:867); and HSSTROL3 seg24R reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:868).The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: HSSTROL3 seg24 (SEQ ID NO:869).

HSSTROL3 seg24 Forward Primer (SEQ ID NO:867):ATTTCCATCCTCAACTGGCAGAHSSTROL3 seg24 Reverse Primer (SEQ ID NO:868):TGCCCTGGAACCCACGHSSTROL3 seg24 Amplicon: (SEQ ID NO:869):ATTTCCATCCTCAACTGGCAGAGATGAGAGCCTGGAGCATTGCAGATGCCAGGGACTTCACAAATGAAGGCACAGCATGGGAAACCTGCGTGGGTTCCAGGGCA


Expression of Stromelysin-3 Precursor (EC 3.4.24.-) (Matrix Metalloproteinase-11) (MMP-11) (ST3) (SL-3)HSSTROL3 Transcripts Which Are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name HSSTROL3 seg24 (SEQ ID NO:869) in Different Normal Tissues

Expression of Stromelysin-3 precursor (EC 3.4.24.-) (Matrix metalloproteinase-11) (MMP-11) (ST3) (SL-3) transcripts detectable by or according to HSSTROL3 seg24 (SEQ ID NO:869) amplicon(s) and HSSTROL3 seg24F (SEQ ID NO:867) and HSSTROL3 seg24R (SEQ ID NO:868) was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes UBC (GenBank Accession No. BC000449 (SEQ ID NO:942); amplicon—Ubiquitin-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:945)) and SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)), RPL19 (GenBank Accession No. NM000981 (SEQ ID NO:934); RPL19 amplicon (SEQ ID NO:937)), TATA box (GenBank Accession No. NM003194 (SEQ ID NO:938); TATA amplicon (SEQ ID NO:941)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the lung samples (sample Nos. 15-17 Table 2,“Tissue samples on normal panel” above), to obtain a value of relative expression of each sample relative to median of the lung samples. Primers and amplicon are as above.


The results are presented in FIG. 29B, demonstrating the expression of Stromelysin-3 precursor (EC 3.4.24.-) (Matrix metalloproteinase-11) (MMP-11) (ST3) (SL-3) HSSTROL3 transcripts, which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name HSSTROL3 seg24 (SEQ ID NO:869), in different normal tissues.


Expression of Stromelysin-3 Precursor (EC 3.4.24.-) (Matrix Metalloproteinase-11) (MMP-11) (ST3) (SL-3) HSSTROL3 Transcripts Which Are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name HSSTROL3 junc20-21 (SEQ ID NO:872) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of Stromelysin-3 precursor transcripts detectable by or according to junc20-21, HSSTROL3junc20-21 (SEQ ID NO:872) amplicon(s) and primers HSSTROL3junc20-21F (SEQ ID NO:870) and HSSTROL3junc20-21R (SEQ ID NO:871) was measured by real time PCR. It should be noted that for this experiment, RNA was obtained from Clontech (Franklin Lakes, N.J. USA 07417, www.clontech.com), BioChain Inst. Inc. (Hayward, Calif. 94545 USA www.biochain.com), ABS (Wilmington, Del. 19801, USA, www.absbioreagents.com), GOG for ovary samples—Pediatic Cooperative Human Tissue Network, Gynecologic Oncology Group Tissue Bank, Children Hospital of Columbus (Columbus Ohio 43205 USA) or Ambion (Austin, Tex. 78744 USA, www.ambion.com). Alternatively, RNA was generated from tissue samples using TRI-Reagent (Molecular Research Center), according to Manufacturer's instructions. Tissue and RNA samples were obtained from patients or from postmortem. Total RNA samples were treated with DNaseI (Ambion).


In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)), G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1: Tissue samples in testing panel, above), to obtain a value of fold up-regulation for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.



FIG. 30A is a histogram showing over expression of the above-indicated Stromelysin-3 precursor transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples.


As is evident from FIG. 30A, the expression of Stromelysin-3 precursor transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in cancer samples was significantly higher than in the non-cancerous samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1: Tissue samples in testing panel, above). Notably an over-expression of at least 5 fold was found in 13 out of 28 adenocarcinoma samples.


Statistical analysis was applied to verify the significance of these results, as described below.


The P value for the difference in the expression levels of Stromelysin-3 precursor transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in breast cancer samples versus the normal tissue samples was determined by T test as 1.28E-02.


Threshold of 5 fold overexpression was found to differentiate between cancer and normal samples with P value of 4.26E-02 as checked by exact fisher test. The above values demonstrate statistical significance of the results.


Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: HSSTROL junc20-21F (SEQ ID NO:870) forward primer; and HSSTROL junc20-21R (SEQ ID NO:871) reverse primer.


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: HSSTROL junc20-21 (SEQ ID NO:872).

Forward primer HSSTROL junc20-21F (SEQ ID NO:870):TCTGCTGGCCACTGTGACTGReverse primer HSSTROL junc20-21R (SEQ ID NO:871):GAAGAAAAAGAGCTCGCCTCGAmplicon HSSTROL junc20-21 (SEQ ID NO:872):TCTGCTGGCCACTGTGACTGCAGCATATGCCCTCAGCATGTGTCCCTCTCTCCCACCCCAGCCAGACGCCCCGCCAGATGCCTGTGAGGCCTCCTTTGACGCGGTCTCCACCATCCGAGGCGAGCTCTTTTTCTTC


Expression of Stromelysin-3 Precursor (EC 3.4.24.-) (Matrix Metalloproteinase-11) (MMP-11) (ST3) (SL-3) HSSTROL3 Transcripts Which Are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name HSSTROL3 junc21-27 (SEQ ID NO:875) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of Stromelysin-3 precursor transcripts detectable by or according to junc21-27, HSSTROL3 junc21-27 (SEQ ID NO:875) amplicon(s) and primers HSSTROL3junc21-27F (SEQ ID NO:873) and HSSTROL3junc21-27R (SEQ ID NO:874) was measured by real time PCR (RNA was as for the experiment above). In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)), G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1: Tissue samples in testing panel, above), to obtain a value of fold up-regulation for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.



FIG. 30B is a histogram showing over expression of the above-indicated Stromelysin-3 precursor transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples.


As is evident from FIG. 30B, the expression of Stromelysin-3 precursor transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in cancer samples was significantly higher than in the non-cancerous samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67 Table 1: Tissue samples in testing panel, above). Notably an over-expression of at least 20 fold was found in 20 out of 28 adenocarcinoma samples.


Statistical analysis was applied to verify the significance of these results, as described below.


The P value for the difference in the expression levels of Stromelysin-3 precursor transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in breast cancer samples versus the normal tissue samples was determined by T test as 5.98E-03.


Threshold of 20 fold overexpression was found to differentiate between cancer and normal samples with P value of 3.66E-03 as checked by exact fisher test. The above values demonstrate statistical significance of the results.


Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: HSSTROL junc21-27F forward primer (SEQ ID NO:873); and HSSTROL junc21-27R reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:874).


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: HSSTROL junc21-27 (SEQ ID NO:875).

Forward primer HSSTROL junc21-27F (SEQ ID NO:873):ACATTTGGTTCTTCCAAGGGACTACReverse primer HSSTROL junc21-27R (SEQ ID NO:874):TCGATCTCAGAGGGCACCCAmplicon HSSTROL junc21-27 (SEQ ID NO:875):ACATTTGGTTCTTCCAAGGGACTACTGGCGTTTCCACCCCAGCACCCGGCGTGTAGACAGTCCCGTGCCCCGCAGGGCCACTGACTGGAGAGGGGTGCCCTCTGAGATCGA


Expression of Stromelysin-3 Precursor (EC 3.4.24.-) (Matrix Metalloproteinase-11) (MMP-11) (ST3) (SL-3) HSSTROL3 Transcripts Which Are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name HSSTROL3 seg25 (SEQ ID NO:878) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of Stromelysin-3 precursor transcripts detectable by or according to seg25, HSSTROL3 junc21-27 (SEQ ID NO:878) amplicon(s) and primers HSSTROL3junc21-27F (SEQ ID NO:876) and HSSTROL3junc21-27R (SEQ ID NO:877) was measured by real time PCR (RNA was as for the experiment above). In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)), G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1: Tissue samples in testing panel, above), to obtain a value of fold up-regulation for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.



FIG. 30C is a histogram showing over expression of the above-indicated Stromelysin-3 precursor transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples .


As is evident from FIG. 30C, the expression of Stromelysin-3 precursor transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in cancer samples was significantly higher than in the non-cancerous samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67 Table 1: Tissue samples in testing panel, above). Notably an over-expression of at least 5 fold was found in 20 out of 28 adenocarcinoma samples.


Statistical analysis was applied to verify the significance of these results, as described below.


The P value for the difference in the expression levels of Stromelysin-3 precursor transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in breast cancer samples versus the normal tissue samples was determined by T test as 5.79E-02.


Threshold of 5 fold overexpression was found to differentiate between cancer and normal samples with P value of 6.75E-03 as checked by exact fisher test. The above values demonstrate statistical significance of the results.


Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: HSSTROL seg25F forward primer (SEQ ID NO:876); and HSSTROL seg25R reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:877).


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: HSSTROL seg25 (SEQ ID NO:878).

Forward primer HSSTROL seg25F (SEQ ID NO:876):CACTGCCCCAGCTTATCCCReverse primer HSSTROL seg25R (SEQ ID NO:877):CTCTCCCAGCCTCAGTTTCCTAmplicon HSSTROL seg25 (SEQ ID NO:878):CACTGCCCCAGCTTATCCCAGGCCTCCCGCTTCCCTCTGCGGGTGGGGTGCTGAGCAGGCATTATTGGCCTGCATGTTTTACTGATGAGGAAACTGAGGCTGGGAGAG


Description for Cluster AY180924

Cluster AY180924 features 1 transcript(s) and 3 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.AY180924_PEA_1_T1276









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







AY180924_PEA_1_node_3
277



AY180924_PEA_1_node_0
278



AY180924_PEA_1_node_2
279

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Protein Name
Sequence ID No.







AY180924_PEA_1_P3
281










These sequences are variants of the known protein Latherin precursor (SEQ ID NO:280) (SwissProt accession identifier LATH_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms Breast cancer and salivary gland expressed protein), SEQ ID NO: 280, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Latherin precursor (SEQ ID NO:280) is known or believed to have the following function(s): surfactant properties. The sequence for protein Latherin precursor (SEQ ID NO:280) is given at the end of the application, as “Latherin precursor (SEQ ID NO:280) amino acid sequence”. The protein Latherin localization is believed to be Secreted.


As noted above, cluster AY180924 features 1 transcript, which were listed in Table 1 above. This transcript encode for protein which is a variant of protein Latherin precursor (SEQ ID NO:280). A description of the variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein AY180924_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:281) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) AY180924_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:276). An alignment is given to the known protein (Latherin precursor (SEQ ID NO:280)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between AY180924_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:281) and LATH_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:280):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for AY180924_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:281), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MLNVSGLFVLLCGLLVSSSAQEVLAGVSSQLLN corresponding to amino acids 1-33 of LATH_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:280), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-33 of AY180924_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:281) , and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GETVLLWVMQNPEPMPVKFSLAKYLGHNEHY (SEQ ID NO:971) corresponding to amino acids 34-64 of AY180924_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:281), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of AY180924_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:281) comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence GETVLLWVMQNPEPMPVKFSLAKYLGHNEHY (SEQ ID NO:971) in AY180924_PEA1_P3(SEQ ID NO:281).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein AY180924_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:281) is encoded by the following transcript(s): AY180924_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:276), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript AY180924_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:276) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 73 and ends at position 264. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 4 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein AY180924_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:281) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 4Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativePreviously knownsequencenucleic acidSNP?361C -> TYes459C -> AYes


As noted above, cluster AY180924 features 3 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster AY180924_PEA1_node3 (SEQ ID NO:277) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AY180924_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:276). Table 5 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 5Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionAY180924_PEA_1_T1173657(SEQ ID NO: 276)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster AY180924_PEA1_node0 (SEQ ID NO:278) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AY180924_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:276). Table 6 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 6Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionAY180924_PEA_1_T1158(SEQ ID NO: 276)


Segment cluster AY180924_PEA1_node2 (SEQ ID NO:279) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): AY180924_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:276). Table 7 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 7Segment location on transcriptsSegmentTranscript namestarting positionSegment ending positionAY180924_PEA_1_T159172(SEQ ID NO: 276)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: /tmp/FepOCusBjG/YVh7Ev127H:LATH_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:280)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: AY180924_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:281)×LATH_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:280).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:300.00Escore:0Matching length:33Total length:33Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Gaps:0


Alignment:

1MLNVSGLFVLLCGLLVSSSAQEVLAGVSSQLLN33|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MLNVSGLFVLLCGLLVSSSAQEVLAGVSSQLLN33


Description for Cluster R75793

Cluster R75793 features 3 transcript(s) and 9 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.R75793_PEA_1_T1282R75793_PEA_1_T3283R75793_PEA_1_T5284









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







R75793_PEA_1_node_0
285



R75793_PEA_1_node_9
286



R75793_PEA_1_node_11
287



R75793_PEA_1_node_14
288



R75793_PEA_1_node_4
289



R75793_PEA_1_node_5
290



R75793_PEA_1_node_6
291



R75793_PEA_1_node_8
292



R75793_PEA_1_node_13
293

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Sequence



Protein Name
ID No.
Corresponding Transcript(s)





R75793_PEA_1_P2
295
R75793_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID




NO: 282)


R75793_PEA_1_P5
296
R75793_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID




NO: 284)


R75793_PEA_1_P6
297
R75793_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID




NO: 283)









Cluster R75793 can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 31 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 31 and Table 4. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: epithelial malignant tumors and a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues.

TABLE 4Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberepithelial16general5Breast457









TABLE 5










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





epithelial
3.3e−01
5.0e−01
9.2e−17
4.0
2.7e−07
2.0


general
1.3e−01
2.0e−01
3.4e−33
8.0
2.0e−17
3.9


Breast
5.9e−01
7.1e−01
1.2e−07
2.1
1.4e−02
1.0









As noted above, cluster R75793 features 3 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein R75793_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:295) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) R75793_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:282). One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between R75793_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:295) and Q96DR8 (SEQ ID NO: 294):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R75793_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:295), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKFLAVLVLLGVSIFLVSAQNPTTAAPADTYPATGPADDEAPDAETTAAATTATTAAPT TATTAASTTARKDIP corresponding to amino acids 1-74 of Q96DR8 (SEQ ID NO:294), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-74 of R75793_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:295), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence AP corresponding to amino acids 75-76 of R75793_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:295), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein R75793_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:295) is encoded by the following transcript(s): R75793_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:282), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript R75793_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:282) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 69 and ends at position 296. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 6 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R75793_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:295) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 6Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?15C -> AYes59G -> TYes179T -> CNo179T -> GNo227G -> AYes516A -> TNo


Variant protein R75793_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:296) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) R75793_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:284). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein R75793_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:296) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 7, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R75793_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:296) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?54H -> RYes


Variant protein R75793_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:296) is encoded by the following transcript(s): R75793_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:284), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript R75793_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:284) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 69 and ends at position 383. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 8 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R75793_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:296) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?15C -> AYes59G -> TYes229A -> GYes


Variant protein R75793_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:297) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) R75793_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:283). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein R75793_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:297) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 9, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R75793_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:297) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 9Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?16R -> QYes


Variant protein R75793_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:297) is encoded by the following transcript(s): R75793_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:283), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript R75793_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:283) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 329 and ends at position 502. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 10 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R75793_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:297) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 10Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?327T -> CNo327T -> GNo375G -> AYes635A -> TNo


As noted above, cluster R75793 features 9 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster R75793_PEA1_node0 (SEQ ID NO:285) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R75793_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:283). Table 11 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 11Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionR75793_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 283)1274


Segment cluster R75793_PEA1_node9 (SEQ ID NO:286) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R75793_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:284). Table 12 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 12Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionR75793_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 284)169491


Segment cluster R75793_PEA1_node11 (SEQ ID NO:287) according to the present invention is supported by 59 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R75793_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:282) and R75793_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:283). Table 13 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 13Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionR75793_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID NO: 282)169291R75793_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 283)317439


Segment cluster R75793_PEA1_node14 (SEQ ID NO:288) according to the present invention is supported by 41 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R75793_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:282) and R75793_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:283). Table 14 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 14Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionR75793_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID NO: 282)321527R75793_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 283)440646


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster R75793_PEA1_node4 (SEQ ID NO:289) according to the present invention is supported by 46 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R75793_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:282) and R75793_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:284). Table 15 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 15Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionR75793_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID NO: 282)141R75793_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 284)141


Segment cluster R75793_PEA1_node5 (SEQ ID NO:290) according to the present invention is supported by 52 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R75793_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:282) and R75793_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:284). Table 16 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 16Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionR75793_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID NO: 282)4274R75793_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 284)4274


Segment cluster R75793_PEA1_node6 (SEQ ID NO:291) according to the present invention is supported by 54 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R75793_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:282) and R75793_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:284). Table 17 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 17Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionR75793_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID NO: 282)75126R75793_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 284)75126


Segment cluster R75793_PEA1_node8 (SEQ ID NO:292) according to the present invention is supported by 57 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R75793_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:282), R75793_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:283) and R75793_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:284). Table 18 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 18Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionR75793_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID NO: 282)127168R75793_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 283)275316R75793_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 284)127168


Segment cluster R75793_PEA1_node13 (SEQ ID NO:293) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R75793_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:282). Table 19 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 19Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionR75793_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID NO: 282)292320


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: Q96DR8 (SEQ ID NO:294)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: R75793_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:295)×Q96DR8 (SEQ ID NO:294).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:681.00Escore:0Matching length:74Total length:74Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MKFLAVLVLLGVSIFLVSAQNPTTAAPADTYPATGPADDEAPDAETTAAA50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MKFLAVLVLLGVSIFLVSAQNPTTAAPADTYPATGPADDEAPDAETTAAA50         .         .51TTATTAAPTTATTAASTTARKDIP74||||||||||||||||||||||||51TTATTAAPTTATTAASTTARKDIP74


Expression of Homo Sapiens Small Breast Epithelial Mucin (LOC118430) R75793 Transcripts Which Are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name R75793 junc11-13 (SEQ ID NO:881) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of Homo sapiens small breast epithelial mucin (LOC118430) transcripts detectable by or according to junc11-13, R75793 junc11-13 (SEQ ID NO:881) amplicon(s) and primers R75793 junc11-13F (SEQ ID NO:879) and R75793 junc11-13R (SEQ ID NO:880) was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)) and G6PD. (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921 ), was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1: Tissue samples in testing panel, above), to obtain a value of fold differential expression for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.


In one experiment that was carried out no differential expression in the cancerous samples relative to the normal PM samples was observed. However, this may be due to a failure of this particular experiment.


Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: R75793 junc11-13F forward primer (SEQ ID NO:879); and R75793 junc11-13R reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:880).


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: R75793 junc11-13 (SEQ ID NO:881).

Forward primer R75793 junc11-13F (SEQ ID NO:879):TGATGATGAAGCCCCTGATGReverse primer R75793 junc11-13R (SEQ ID NO:880):TATTGTCAAGGGGCTGGAATGTAmplicon R75793 junc11-13 (SEQ ID NO:881):TGATGATGAAGCCCCTGATGCTGAAACCACTGCTGCTGCAACCACTGCGACCACTGCTGCTCCTACCACTGCAACCACCGCTGCTTCTACCACTGCTCGTAAAGACATTCCAGCCCCTTGACAATA


Expression of Homo Sapiens Small Breast Epithelial Mucin (LOC118430) R75793 Transcripts Which Are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name R75793 seg9 (SEQ ID NO:884) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of Homo sapiens small breast epithelial mucin (LOC118430) transcripts detectable by or according to seg9, R75793seg9 (SEQ ID NO:884) amplicon(s) and primers R75793 seg9F (SEQ ID NO:882) and R75793seg9R (SEQ ID NO:883) was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)) and G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1: Tissue samples in testing panel, above), to obtain a value of fold differential expression for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.


In one experiment that was carried out no differential expression in the cancerous samples relative to the normal PM samples was observed. However, this may be due to a failure of this particular experiment.


Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: R75793seg9F forward primer (SEQ ID NO:882); and R75793seg9R reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:883).


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: R75793seg9 (SEQ ID NO:884).

Forward primer R75793seg9F (SEQ ID NO:882):TCCAGCAATAACCATTTTTCACTTCReverse primer R75793seg9R (SEQ ID NO:883):GCTTTCACAGACTTTTGCTTAGGATTAmplicon R75793seg9 (SEQ ID NO:884):TCCAGCAATAACCATTTTTCACTTCCAGCCTCATGTCAAACAGCCAGTTTCCATGTGGATAGTCTTTGTTATAAGGAATCCTAAGCAAAAGTCTGTGAAAGC


Description for Cluster HUMCA1XIA

Cluster HUMCA1XIA features 4 transcript(s) and 46 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.HUMCA1XIA_T16298HUMCA1XIA_T17299HUMCA1XIA_T19300HUMCA1XIA_T20301









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







HUMCA1XIA_node_0
302



HUMCA1XIA_node_2
303



HUMCA1XIA_node_4
304



HUMCA1XIA_node_6
305



HUMCA1XIA_node_8
306



HUMCA1XIA_node_9
307



HUMCA1XIA_node_18
308



HUMCA1XIA_node_54
309



HUMCA1XIA_node_55
310



HUMCA1XIA_node_92
311



HUMCA1XIA_node_11
312



HUMCA1XIA_node_15
313



HUMCA1XIA_node_19
314



HUMCA1XIA_node_21
315



HUMCA1XIA_node_23
316



HUMCA1XIA_node_25
317



HUMCA1XIA_node_27
318



HUMCA1XIA_node_29
319



HUMCA1XIA_node_31
320



HUMCA1XIA_node_33
321



HUMCA1XIA_node_35
322



HUMCA1XIA_node_37
323



HUMCA1XIA_node_39
324



HUMCA1XIA_node_41
325



HUMCA1XIA_node_43
326



HUMCA1XIA_node_45
327



HUMCA1XIA_node_47
328



HUMCA1XIA_node_49
329



HUMCA1XIA_node_51
330



HUMCA1XIA_node_57
331



HUMCA1XIA_node_59
332



HUMCA1XIA_node_62
333



HUMCA1XIA_node_64
334



HUMCA1XIA_node_66
335



HUMCA1XIA_node_68
336



HUMCA1XIA_node_70
337



HUMCA1XIA_node_72
338



HUMCA1XIA_node_74
339



HUMCA1XIA_node_76
340



HUMCA1XIA_node_78
341



HUMCA1XIA_node_81
342



HUMCA1XIA_node_83
343



HUMCA1XIA_node_85
344



HUMCA1XIA_node_87
345



HUMCA1XIA_node_89
346



HUMCA1XIA_node_91
347

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest











Sequence




Protein Name
ID No.
Corresponding Transcript(s)





HUMCA1XIA_P14
350
HUMCA1XIA_T16





(SEQ ID NO:298)





HUMCA1XIA_P15
351
HUMCA1XIA_T17




(SEQ ID NO:299)





HUMCA1XIA_P16
352
HUMCA1XIA_T19




(SEQ ID NO:300)





HUMCA1XIA_P17
353
HUMCA1XIA_T20




(SEQ ID NO:301)









These sequences are variants of the known protein Collagen alpha 1 (SEQ ID NO:348) (SwissProt accession identifier CA1B_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms XI), SEQ ID NO:348, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Collagen alpha 1 (SEQ ID NO:348) is known or believed to have the following function(s): May play an important role in fibrillogenesis by controlling lateral growth of collagen II fibrils. The sequence for protein Collagen alpha 1 (SEQ ID NO:348) is given at the end of the application, as “Collagen alpha 1 (SEQ ID NO:348) amino acid sequence”. Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceComment 625G -> V (in STL2). /FTId = VAR_013583. 676G -> R (in STL2; overlapping phenotype withMarshall syndrome). /FTId = VAR_013584.921-926Missing (in STL2; overlapping phenotype withMarshall syndrome). /FTId = VAR_013585.1313-1315Missing (in STL2; overlapping phenotype withMarshall syndrome). /FTId = VAR_013586.1516G -> V (in STL2; overlapping phenotype withMarshall syndrome). /FTId = VAR_013587.941-944KDGL -> RMGC 986Y -> H1074R -> P1142G -> D1218M -> W1758T -> A1786S -> N


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: cartilage condensation; vision; hearing; cell-cell adhesion; extracellular matrix organization and biogenesis, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; extracellular matrix structural protein; extracellular matrix protein, adhesive, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function; and extracellular matrix; collagen; collagen type XI, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster HUMCA1XIA can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 32 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 32 and Table 5. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: bone malignant tumors, epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues and lung malignant tumors.

TABLE 5Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberAdrenal0Bone207Brain13Colon0epithelial11general11head and neck0kidney0Lung0Breast8pancreas0stomach73Uterus9









TABLE 6










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





adrenal
4.2e−01
1.9e−01
9.6e−02
3.4
8.2e−02
3.6


Bone
2.4e−01
6.3e−01
7.7e−10
4.3
5.3e−03
1.6


Brain
5.0e−01
6.9e−01
1.8e−01
2.1
4.2e−01
1.3


Colon
1.3e−02
2.9e−02
2.4e−01
3.0
3.5e−01
2.4


epithelial
3.9e−04
3.2e−03
1.3e−03
2.3
1.8e−02
1.7


general
5.6e−05
1.6e−03
9.5e−17
4.5
1.1e−09
2.8


head and neck
1.2e−01
2.1e−01
1
1.3
1
1.1


kidney
6.5e−01
7.2e−01
3.4e−01
2.4
4.9e−01
1.9


Lung
5.3e−02
9.1e−02
5.5e−05
7.3
5.0e−03
4.0


Breast
4.3e−01
5.6e−01
6.9e−01
1.4
8.2e−01
1.1


pancreas
3.3e−01
1.8e−01
4.2e−01
2.4
1.5e−01
3.7


stomach
5.0e−01
6.1e−01
6.9e−01
1.0
6.7e−01
0.8


Uterus
7.1e−01
7.0e−01
6.6e−01
1.1
6.4e−01
1.1









As noted above, cluster HUMCA1XIA features 4 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Collagen alpha 1 (SEQ ID NO:348). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). An alignment is given to the known protein (Collagen alpha 1 (SEQ ID NO:348)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350) and CA1B_HUMAN_V5 (SEQ ID NO: 349):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNSPEGISKTT GFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFSILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIY NEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPEDYPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTM IVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDTNGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEH YSPDCDSSAPKAAQAQEPQIDEYAPEDIIEYDYEYGEAEYKEAESVTEGPTVTEETIAQT EANIVDDFQEYNYGTMESYQTEAPRHVSGTNEPNPVEEIFTEEYLTGEDYDSQRKNSED TLYENKEIDGRDSDLLVDGDLGEYDFYEYKEYEDKPTSPPNEEFGPGVPAETDITETSIN GHGAYGEKGQKGEPAVVEPGMLVEGPPGPAGPAGIMGPPGLQGPTGPPGDPGDRGPPG RPGLPGADGLPGPPGTMLMLPFRYGGDGSKGPTISAQEAQAQAILQQARIALRGPPGPM GLTGRPGPVGGPGSSGAKGESGDPGPQGPRGVQGPPGPTGKPGKRGRPGADGGRGMP GEPGAKGDRGFDGLPGLPGDKGHRGERGPQGPPGPPGDDGMRGEDGEIGPRGLPGEAG PRGLLGPRGTPGAPGQPGMAGVDGPPGPKGNMGPQGEPGPPGQQGNPGPQGLPGPQG PIGPPGEKGPQGKPGLAGLPGADGPPGHPGKEGQSGEKGALGPPGPQGPIGYPGPRGVK GADGVRGLKGSKGEKGEDGFPGFKGDMGLKGDRGEVGQIGPRGEDGPEGPKGRAGPT GDPGPSGQAGEKGKLGVPGLPGYPGRQGPKGSTGFPGFPGANGEKGARGVAGKPGPR GQRGPTGPRGSRGARGPTGKPGPKGTSGGDGPPGPPGERGPQGPQGPVGFPGPKGPPGP PGKDGLPGHPGQRGETGFQGKTGPPGPGGVVGPQGPTGETGPIGERGHPGPPGPPGEQG LPGAAGKEGAKGDPGPQGISGKDGPAGLRGFPGERGLPGAQGAPGLKGGEGPQGPPGP V corresponding to amino acids 1-1056 of CA1B_HUMAN_V5 (SEQ ID NO:349), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1056 of HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VSMMIINSQTIMVVNYSSSFITLML (SEQ ID NO:972) corresponding to amino acids 1057-1081 of HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VSMMIINSQTIMVVNYSSSFITLML (SEQ ID NO:972) in HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350).


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (CA1B_HUMAN; SEQ ID NO:348) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for CA1B_HUMAN_V5 (SEQ ID NO:349) (SEQ ID NO:349). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 7Changes to CA1B_HUMAN_V5 (SEQ ID NO: 349)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change987conflict


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 8, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?8W -> GYes46D -> EYes559G -> SYes832G -> *Yes986H -> YYes1061I -> MYes1070V -> AYes


Variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 319 and ends at position 3561. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 9 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 9Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?157A -> GNo241T -> AYes340T -> GYes456T -> GYes1993G -> AYes2812G -> TYes3274C -> TYes3282C -> TYes3501A -> GYes3527T -> CYes


Variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299). An alignment is given to the known protein (Collagen alpha 1 (SEQ ID NO:348)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351) and CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNSPEGISKTT GFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFSILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIY NEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPEDYPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTM IVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDTNGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEH YSPDCDSSAPKAAQAQEPQIDEYAPEDIIEYDYEYGEAEYKEAESVTEGPTVTEETIAQT EANIVDDFQEYNYGTMESYQTEAPRHVSGTNEPNPVEEIFTEEYLTGEDYDSQRKNSED TLYENKEIDGRDSDLLVDGDLGEYDFYEYKEYEDKPTSPPNEEFGPGVPAETDITETSIN GHGAYGEKGQKGEPAVVEPGMLVEGPPGPAGPAGIMGPPGLQGPTGPPGDPGDRGPPG RPGLPGADGLPGPPGTMLMLPFRYGGDGSKGPTISAQEAQAQAILQQARIALRGPPGPM GLTGRPGPVGGPGSSGAKGESGDPGPQGPRGVQGPPGPTGKPGKRGRPGADGGRGMP GEPGAKGDRGFDGLPGLPGDKGHRGERGPQGPPGPPGDDGMRGEDGEIGPRGLPGEAG PRGLLGPRGTPGAPGQPGMAGVDGPPGPKGNMGPQGEPGPPGQQGNPGPQGLPGPQG PIGPPGEK corresponding to amino acids 1-714 of CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-714 of HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351 ), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MCCNLSFGILIPLQK (SEQ ID NO:973) corresponding to amino acids 715-729 of HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351) , wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence MCCNLSFGILIPLQK (SEQ ID NO:973) in HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 10, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 10Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?8W -> GYes46D -> EYes559G -> SYes


The glycosylation sites of variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351), as compared to the known protein Collagen alpha 1 (SEQ ID NO:348), are described in Table 11 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 11Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inamino acid sequencevariant protein?1640no


Variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 319 and ends at position 2505. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 12 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 12Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?157A -> GNo241T -> AYes340T -> GYes456T -> GYes1993G -> AYes2473C -> TYes


Variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). An alignment is given to the known protein (Collagen alpha 1 (SEQ ID NO:348)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352) and CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNSPEGISKTT GFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFSILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIY NEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPEDYPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTM IVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDTNGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEH YSPDCDSSAPKAAQAQEPQIDEYAPEDIIEYDYEYGEAEYKEAESVTEGPTVTEETIAQT EANIVDDFQEYNYGTMESYQTEAPRHVSGTNEPNPVEEIFTEEYLTGEDYDSQRKNSED TLYENKEIDGRDSDLLVDGDLGEYDFYEYKEYEDKPTSPPNEEFGPGVPAETDITETSIN GHGAYGEKGQKGEPAVVEPGMLVEGPPGPAGPAGIMGPPGLQGPTGPPGDPGDRGPPG RPGLPGADGLPGPPGTMLMLPFRYGGDGSKGPTISAQEAQAQAILQQARIALRGPPGPM GLTGRPGPVGGPGSSGAKGESGDPGPQGPRGVQGPPGPTGKPGKRGRPGADGGRGMP GEPGAKGDRGFDGLPGLPGDKGHRGERGPQGPPGPPGDDGMRGEDGEIGPRGLPGEA corresponding to amino acids 1-648 of CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-648 of HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352), a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to GMAGVDGPPGPKGNMGPQGEPGPPGQQGNPGPQGLPGPQGPIGPPGEK corresponding to amino acids 667-714 of CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348), which also corresponds to amino acids 649-696 of HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352), and a third amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VSFSFSLFYKKVIKFACDKRFVGRHDERKVVKLSLPLYLIYE (SEQ ID NO:974) corresponding to amino acids 697-738 of HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352), wherein said first amino acid sequence, second amino acid sequence and third amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise AG, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 648-x to 648; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 649+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


3. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VSFSFSLFYKKVIKFACDKRFVGRHDERKVVKLSLPLYLIYE (SEQ ID NO:974) in HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 13, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 13Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?8W -> GYes46D -> EYes559G -> SYes


The glycosylation sites of variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352), as compared to the known protein Collagen alpha 1 (SEQ ID NO:348), are described in Table 14 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 14Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inamino acid sequencevariant protein?1640no


Variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 319 and ends at position 2532. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 15 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 15Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?157A -> GNo241T -> AYes340T -> GYes456T -> GYes1993G -> AYes2606C -> AYes2677T -> GYes2849C -> TYes


Variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HUMCA1XIA_T20 (SEQ ID NO:301). An alignment is given to the known protein (Collagen alpha 1 (SEQ ID NO:348)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353) and CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNSPEGISKTT GFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFSILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIY NEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPEDYPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTM IVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDTNGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEH YSPDCDSSAPKAAQAQEPQIDE corresponding to amino acids 1-260 of CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-260 of HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VRSTRPEKVFVFQ (SEQ ID NO:975) corresponding to amino acids 261-273 of HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VRSTRPEKVFVFQ (SEQ ID NO:975) in HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 16, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 16Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?8W -> GYes46D -> EYes


The glycosylation sites of variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353), as compared to the known protein Collagen alpha 1 (SEQ ID NO:348), are described in Table 17 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 17Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inPosition inamino acid sequencevariant protein?variant protein?1640no


Variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HUMCA XIA_T20 (SEQ ID NO:301), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HUMCA1XIA_T20 (SEQ ID NO:301) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 319 and ends at position 1137. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 18 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 18Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?157A -> GNo241T -> AYes340T -> GYes456T -> GYes1150A -> CYes


As noted above, cluster HUMCA1XIA features 46 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node0 (SEQ ID NO:302) according to the present invention is supported by 13 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299), HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300) and HUMCA1XIA_T20 (SEQ ID NO:301 ). Table 19 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 19Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)1424HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)1424HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)1424HUMCA1XIA_T20 (SEQ ID NO:301)1424


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node2 (SEQ ID NO:303) according to the present invention is supported by 9 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299), HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300) and HUMCA1XIA_T20 (SEQ ID NO:301). Table 20 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 20Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)425592HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)425592HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)425592HUMCA1XIA_T20 (SEQ ID NO:301)425592


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node4 (SEQ ID NO:304) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299), HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300) and HUMCA1XIA_T20 (SEQ ID NO:301). Table 21 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 21Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)593806HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)593806HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)593806HUMCA1XIA_T20 (SEQ ID NO:301)593806


Microarray (chip) data is also available for this segment as follows. As described above with regard to the cluster itself, various oligonucleotides were tested for being differentially expressed in various disease conditions, particularly cancer. The following oligonucleotides were found to hit this segment (in relation to breast cancer), shown in Table 22.

TABLE 22Oligonucleotides related to this segmentOverexpressedChipOligonucleotide namein cancersreferenceHUMCA1XIA_0_18_0breast malignantBRS(SEQ ID NO:904)tumors


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node6 (SEQ ID NO:305) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299), HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300) and HUMCA1XIA_T20 (SEQ ID NO:301). Table 23 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 23Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)807969HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)807969HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)807969HUMCA1XIA_T20 (SEQ ID NO:301)807969


Microarray (chip) data is also available for this segment as follows. As described above with regard to the cluster itself, various oligonucleotides were tested for being differentially expressed in various disease conditions, particularly cancer. The following oligonucleotides were found to hit this segment (in relation to breast cancer), shown in Table 24.

TABLE 24Oligonucleotides related to this segmentOverexpressedChipOligonucleotide namein cancersreferenceHUMCA1XIA_0_18_0breast malignantBRS(SEQ ID NO:904)tumors


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node8 (SEQ ID NO:306) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299), HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300) and HUMCA1XIA_T20 (SEQ ID NO:301). Table 25 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 25Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)9701098HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)9701098HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)9701098HUMCA1XIA_T20 (SEQ ID NO:301)9701098


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node9 (SEQ ID NO:307) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T20 (SEQ ID NO:301). Table 26 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 26Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T20 (SEQ ID NO:301)10991271


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node18 (SEQ ID NO:308) according to the present invention is supported by 6 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 27 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 27Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)13091522HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)13091522HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)13091522


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node54 (SEQ ID NO:309) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 28 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 28Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)24072836


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node55 (SEQ ID NO:310) according to the present invention is supported by 4 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 29 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 29Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO 299)24612648HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO 300)28373475


Microarray (chip) data is also available for this segment as follows. As described above with regard to the cluster itself, various oligonucleotides were tested for being differentially expressed in various disease conditions, particularly cancer. The following oligonucleotides were found to hit this segment (in relation to breast cancer), shown in Table 30.

TABLE 30Oligonucleotides related to this segmentOverexpressedChipOligonucleotide namein cancersreferenceHUMCA1XIA_0_0_14909breast malignantBRS(SEQ ID NO:903)tumors


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node92 (SEQ ID NO:311) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 31 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 31Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)34873615


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node11 (SEQ ID NO:312) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 32 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 32Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)10991215HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)10991215HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)10991215


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node15 (SEQ ID NO:313) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 33 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 33Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)12161308HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)12161308HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)12161308


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node19 (SEQ ID NO:314) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 34 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 34Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)15231563HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)15231563HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)15231563


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node21 (SEQ ID NO:315) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 35 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 35Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)15641626HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)15641626HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)15641626


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node23 (SEQ ID NO:316) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 36 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 36Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)16271668HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)16271668HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)16271668


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node25 (SEQ ID NO:317) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 37 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 37Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)16691731HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)16691731HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)16691731


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node27 (SEQ ID NO:318) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 38 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 38Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)17321806HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)17321806HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)17321806


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node29 (SEQ ID NO:319) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 39 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 39Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)18071890HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)18071890HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)18071890


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node31 (SEQ ID NO:320) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 40 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 40Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)18911947HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)18911947HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)18911947


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node33 (SEQ ID NO:321) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 41 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 41Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)19482001HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)19482001HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)19482001


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node35 (SEQ ID NO:322) according to the present invention is supported by 4 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 42 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 42Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)20022055HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)20022055HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)20022055


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node37 (SEQ ID NO:323) according to the present invention is supported by 4 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 43 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 43Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)20562109HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)20562109HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)20562109


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node39 (SEQ ID NO:324) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 44 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 44Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)21102163HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)21102163HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)21102163


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node41 (SEQ ID NO:325) according to the present invention is supported by 4 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 45 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 45Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)21642217HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)21642217HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)21642217


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node43 (SEQ ID NO:326) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 46 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 46Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCAIXIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)22182262HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)22182262HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)22182262


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node45 (SEQ ID NO:327) according to the present invention is supported by 4 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298) and HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299). Table 47 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 47Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)22632316HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)22632316


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node47 (SEQ ID NO:328) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298, HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 48 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 48Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)23172361HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)23172361HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)22632307


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node49 (SEQ ID NO:329) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 49 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 49Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)23622415HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)23622415HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)23082361


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node51 (SEQ ID NO:330) according to the present invention is supported by 7 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298), HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299) and HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300). Table 50 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 50Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)24162460HUMCA1XIA_T17 (SEQ ID NO:299)24162460HUMCA1XIA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:300)23622406


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node57 (SEQ ID NO:331) according to the present invention is supported by 4 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 51 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 51Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)24612514


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node59 (SEQ ID NO:332) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 52 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 52Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)25152559


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node62 (SEQ ID NO:333) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 53 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 53Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)25602613


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node64 (SEQ ID NO:334) according to the present invention is supported by 4 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 54 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 54Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)26142658


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node66 (SEQ ID NO:335) according to the present invention is supported by 4 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 55 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 55Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)26592712


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node68 (SEQ ID NO:336) according to the present invention is supported by 7 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 56 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 56Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)27132820


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node70 (SEQ ID NO:337) according to the present invention is supported by 6 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 57 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 57Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)28212874


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node72 (SEQ ID NO:338) according to the present invention is supported by 6 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 58 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 58Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)28752928


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node74 (SEQ ID NO:339) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 59 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 59Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)29292973


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node76 (SEQ ID NO:340) according to the present invention is supported by 6 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 60 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 60Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)29743027


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node78 (SEQ ID NO:341) according to the present invention is supported by 6 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 61 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 61Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)30283072


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node81 (SEQ ID NO:342) according to the present invention is supported by 8 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 62 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 62Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)30733126


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node83 (SEQ ID NO:343) according to the present invention is supported by 7 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 63 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 63Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)31273180


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node85 (SEQ ID NO:344) according to the present invention is supported by 6 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 64 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 64Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)31813234


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node87 (SEQ ID NO:345) according to the present invention is supported by 10 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 65 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 65Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)32353342


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node89 (SEQ ID NO:346) according to the present invention is supported by 9 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 66 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 66Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)33433432


Segment cluster HUMCA1XIA_node91 (SEQ ID NO:347) according to the present invention is supported by 11 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298). Table 67 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 67Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMCA1XIA_T16 (SEQ ID NO:298)34333486


Transcript nucleic acid sequences:


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: CA1B_HUMAN_V5 (SEQ ID NO:349)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HUMCA1XIA_P14 (SEQ ID NO:350)×CA1B_HUMAN_V5 (SEQ ID NO:349).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:10456.00Escore:0Matching length:1058Total length:1058Matching Percent99.91Matching Percent99.91Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:99.91Total Percent Identity:99.91Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNS50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNS50         .         .         .         .         .51PEGISKTTGFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFS100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51PEGISKTTGFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFS100         .         .         .         .         .101ILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIYNEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPED150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101ILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIYNEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPED150         .         .         .         .         .151YPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTMIVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDT200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151YPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTMIVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDT200         .         .         .         .         .201NGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEHYSPDCDSSAPKA250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201NGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEHYSPDCDSSAPKA250         .         .         .         .         .251AQAQEPQIDEYAPEDIIEYDYEYGEAEYKEAESVTEGPTVTEETIAQTEA300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251AQAQEPQIDEYAPEDIIEYDYEYGEAEYKEAESVTEGPTVTEETIAQTEA300         .         .         .         .         .301NIVDDFQEYNYGTMESYQTEAPRHVSGTNEPNPVEEIFTEEYLTGEDYDS350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301NIVDDFQEYNYGTMESYQTEAPRHVSGTNEPNPVEEIFTEEYLTGEDYDS350         .         .         .         .         .351QRKNSEDTLYENKEIDGRDSDLLVDGDLGEYDFYEYKEYEDKPTSPPNEE400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351QRKNSEDTLYENKEIDGRDSDLLVDGDLGEYDFYEYKEYEDKPTSPPNEE400         .         .         .         .         .401FGPGVPAETDITETSINGHGAYGEKGQKGEPAVVEPGMLVEGPPGPAGPA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401FGPGVPAETDITETSINGHGAYGEKGQKGEPAVVEPGMLVEGPPGPAGPA450         .         .         .         .         .451GIMGPPGLQGPTGPPGDPGDRGPPGRPGLPGADGLPGPPGTMLMLPFRYG500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GIMGPPGLQGPTGPPGDPGDRGPPGRPGLPGADGLPGPPGTMLMLPFRYG500         .         .         .         .         .501GDGSKGPTISAQEAQAQAILQQARIALRGPPGPMGLTGRPGPVGGPGSSG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501GDGSKGPTISAQEAQAQAILQQARIALRGPPGPMGLTGRPGPVGGPGSSG550         .         .         .         .         .551AKGESGDPGPQGPRGVQGPPGPTGKPGKRGRPGADGGRGMPGEPGAKGDR600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551AKGESGDPGPQGPRGVQGPPGPTGKPGKRGRPGADGGRGMPGEPGAKGDR600         .         .         .         .         .601GFDGLPGLPGDKGHRGERGPQGPPGPPGDDGMRGEDGEIGPRGLPGEAGP650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601GFDGLPGLPGDKGHRGERGPQGPPGPPGDDGMRGEDGEIGPRGLPGEAGP650         .         .         .         .         .651RGLLGPRGTPGAPGQPGMAGVDGPPGPKGNMGPQGEPGPPGQQGNPGPQG700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651RGLLGPRGTPGAPGQPGMAGVDGPPGPKGNMGPQGEPGPPGQQGNPGPQG700         .         .         .         .         .701LPGPQGPIGPPGEKGPQGKPGLAGLPGADGPPGHPGKEGQSGEKGALGPP750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701LPGPQGPIGPPGEKGPQGKPGLAGLPGADGPPGHPGKEGQSGEKGALGPP750         .         .         .         .         .751GPQGPIGYPGPRGVKGADGVRGLKGSKGEKGEDGFPGFKGDMGLKGDRGE800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751GPQGPIGYPGPRGVKGADGVRGLKGSKGEKGEDGFPGFKGDMGLKGDRGE800         .         .         .         .         .801VGQIGPRGEDGPEGPKGRAGPTGDPGPSGQAGEKGKLGVPGLPGYPGRQG850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801VGQIGPRGEDGPEGPKGRAGPTGDPGPSGQAGEKGKLGVPGLPGYPGRQG850         .         .         .         .         .851PKGSTGFPGFPGANGEKGARGVAGKPGPRGQRGPTGPRGSRGARGPTGKP900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||851PKGSTGFPGFPGANGEKGARGVAGKPGPRGQRGPTGPRGSRGARGPTGKP900         .         .         .         .         .901GPKGTSGGDGPPGPPGERGPQGPQGPVGFPGPKGPPGPPGKDGLPGHPGQ950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||901GPKGTSGGDGPPGPPGERGPQGPQGPVGFPGPKGPPGPPGKDGLPGHPGQ950         .         .         .         .         .951RGETGFQGKTGPPGPGGVVGPQGPTGETGPIGERGHPGPPGPPGEQGLPG1000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||951RGETGFQGKTGPPGPGGVVGPQGPTGETGPIGERGHPGPPGPPGEQGLPG1000         .         .         .         .         .1001AAGKEGAKGDPGPQGISGKDGPAGLRGFPGERGLPGAQGAPGLKGGEGPQ1050||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1001AAGKEGAKGDPGPQGISGKDGPAGLRGFPGERGLPGAQGAPGLKGGEGPQ10501051GPPGPVVS1058|||||| |1051GPPGPVGS1058


Sequence name: CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HUMCA1XIA_P15 (SEQ ID NO:351)×CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:7073.00Escore:0Matching length:714Total length:714Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent100.00Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNS50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNS50         .         .         .         .         .51PEGISKTTGFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFS100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51PEGISKTTGFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFS100         .         .         .         .         .101ILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIYNEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPED150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101ILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIYNEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPED150         .         .         .         .         .151YPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTMIVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDT200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151YPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTMIVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDT200         .         .         .         .         .201NGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEHYSPDCDSSAPKA250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201NGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEHYSPDCDSSAPKA250         .         .         .         .         .251AQAQEPQIDEYAPEDIIEYDYEYGEAEYKEAESVTEGPTVTEETIAQTEA300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251AQAQEPQIDEYAPEDIIEYDYEYGEAEYKEAESVTEGPTVTEETIAQTEA300         .         .         .         .         .301NIVDDFQEYNYGTMESYQTEAPRHVSGTNEPNPVEEIFTEEYLTGEDYDS350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301NIVDDFQEYNYGTMESYQTEAPRHVSGTNEPNPVEEIFTEEYLTGEDYDS350         .         .         .         .         .351QRKNSEDTLYENKEIDGRDSDLLVDGDLGEYDFYEYKEYEDKPTSPPNEE400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351QRKNSEDTLYENKEIDGRDSDLLVDGDLGEYDFYEYKEYEDKPTSPPNEE400         .         .         .         .         .401FGPGVPAETDITETSINGHGAYGEKGQKGEPAVVEPGMLVEGPPGPAGPA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401FGPGVPAETDITETSINGHGAYGEKGQKGEPAVVEPGMLVEGPPGPAGPA450         .         .         .         .         .451GIMGPPGLQGPTGPPGDPGDRGPPGRPGLPGADGLPGPPGTMLMLPFRYG500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GIMGPPGLQGPTGPPGDPGDRGPPGRPGLPGADGLPGPPGTMLMLPFRYG500         .         .         .         .         .501GDGSKGPTISAQEAQAQAILQQARIALRGPPGPMGLTGRPGPVGGPGSSG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501GDGSKGPTISAQEAQAQAILQQARIALRGPPGPMGLTGRPGPVGGPGSSG550         .         .         .         .         .551AKGESGDPGPQGPRGVQGPPGPTGKPGKRGRPGADGGRGMPGEPGAKGDR600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551AKGESGDPGPQGPRGVQGPPGPTGKPGKRGRPGADGGRGMPGEPGAKGDR600         .         .         .         .         .601GFDGLPGLPGDKGHRGERGPQGPPGPPGDDGMRGEDGEIGPRGLPGEAGP650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601GFDGLPGLPGDKGHRGERGPQGPPGPPGDDGMRGEDGEIGPRGLPGEAGP650         .         .         .         .         .651RGLLGPRGTPGAPGQPGMAGVDGPPGPKGNMGPQGEPGPPGQQGNPGPQG700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651RGLLGPRGTPGAPGQPGMAGVDGPPGPKGNMGPQGEPGPPGQQGNPGPQG700         .701LPGPQGPIGPPGEK714||||||||||||||701LPGPQGPIGPPGEK714


Sequence name: CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HUMCA1XIA_P16 (SEQ ID NO:352)×CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:6795.00Escore:0Matching length:696Total length:714Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:97.48Total Percent Identity:97.48Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNS50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNS50         .         .         .         .         .51PEGISKTTGFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFS100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51PEGISKTTGFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFS100         .         .         .         .         .101ILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIYNEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPED150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101ILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIYNEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPED150         .         .         .         .         .151YPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTMIVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDT200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151YPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTMIVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDT200         .         .         .         .         .201NGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEHYSPDCDSSAPKA250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201NGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEHYSPDCDSSAPKA250         .         .         .         .         .251AQAQEPQIDEYAPEDIIEYDYEYGEAEYKEAESVTEGPTVTEETIAQTEA300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251AQAQEPQIDEYAPEDIIEYDYEYGEAEYKEAESVTEGPTVTEETIAQTEA300         .         .         .         .         .301NIVDDFQEYNYGTMESYQTEAPRHVSGTNEPNPVEEIFTEEYLTGEDYDS350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301NIVDDFQEYNYGTMESYQTEAPRHVSGTNEPNPVEEIFTEEYLTGEDYDS350         .         .         .         .         .351QRKNSEDTLYENKEIDGRDSDLLVDGDLGEYDFYEYKEYEDKPTSPPNEE400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351QRKNSEDTLYENKEIDGRDSDLLVDGDLGEYDFYEYKEYEDKPTSPPNEE400         .         .         .         .         .401FGPGVPAETDITETSINGHGAYGEKGQKGEPAVVEPGMLVEGPPGPAGPA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401FGPGVPAETDITETSINGHGAYGEKGQKGEPAVVEPGMLVEGPPGPAGPA450         .         .         .         .         .451GIMGPPGLQGPTGPPGDPGDRGPPGRPGLPGADGLPGPPGTMLMLPFRYG500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GIMGPPGLQGPTGPPGDPGDRGPPGRPGLPGADGLPGPPGTMLMLPFRYG500         .         .         .         .         .501GDGSKGPTISAQEAQAQAILQQARIALRGPPGPMGLTGRPGPVGGPGSSG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501GDGSKGPTISAQEAQAQAILQQARIALRGPPGPMGLTGRPGPVGGPGSSG550         .         .         .         .         .551AKGESGDPGPQGPRGVQGPPGPTGKPGKRGRPGADGGRGMPGEPGAKGDR600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551AKGESGDPGPQGPRGVQGPPGPTGKPGKRGRPGADGGRGMPGEPGAKGDR600         .         .         .         .         .601GFDGLPGLPGDKGHRGERGPQGPPGPPGDDGMRGEDGEIGPRGLPGEA..648||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601GFDGLPGLPGDKGHRGERGPQGPPGPPGDDGMRGEDGEIGPRGLPGEAGP650         .         .         .         .         .649................GMAGVDGPPGPKGNMGPQGEPGPPGQQGNPGPQG682                ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651RGLLGPRGTPGAPGQPGMAGVDGPPGPKGNMGPQGEPGPPGQQGNPGPQG700         .683LPGPQGPIGPPGEK696||||||||||||||701LPGPQGPIGPPGEK714


Sequence name: CA1B_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HUMCA1XIA_P17 (SEQ ID NO:353)×CA1B HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:348).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2561.00Escore:0Matching length:260Total length:260Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNS50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MEPWSSRWKTKRWLWDFTVTTLALTFLFQAREVRGAAPVDVLKALDFHNS50         .         .         .         .         .51PEGISKTTGFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFS100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51PEGISKTTGFCTNRKNSKGSDTAYRVSKQAQLSAPTKQLFPGGTFPEDFS100         .         .         .         .         .101ILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIYNEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPED150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101ILFTVKPKKGIQSFLLSIYNEHGIQQIGVEVGRSPVFLFEDHTGKPAPED150         .         .         .         .         .151YPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTMIVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDT200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151YPLFRTVNIADGKWHRVAISVEKKTVTMIVDCKKKTTKPLDRSERAIVDT200         .         .         .         .         .201NGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEHYSPDCDSSAPKA250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201NGITVFGTRILDEEVFEGDIQQFLITGDPKAAYDYCEHYSPDCDSSAPKA250         .251AQAQEPQIDE260||||||||||251AQAQEPQIDE260


Description for Cluster R20779

Cluster R20779 features 1 transcript(s) and 24 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.R20779_T7354









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.














R20779_node_0
355



R20779_node_2
356



R20779_node_7
357



R20779_node_9
358



R20779_node_18
359



R20779_node_21
360



R20779_node_24
361



R20779_node_27
362



R20779_node_28
363



R20779_node_30
364



R20779_node_31
365



R20779_node_32
366



R20779_node_1
367



R20779_node_3
368



R20779_node_10
369



R20779_node_11
370



R20779_node_14
371



R20779_node_17
372



R20779_node_19
373



R20779_node_20
374



R20779_node_22
375



R20779_node_23
376



R20779_node_25
377



R20779_node_29
378

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest









Protein Name
Sequence ID No.
Corresponding Transcript(s)





R20779_P2
380
R20779_T7 (SEQ ID




NO: 354)









These sequences are variants of the known protein Stanniocalcin 2 precursor (SEQ ID NO:379) (SwissProt accession identifier STC2_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms STC-2; Stanniocalcin-related protein; STCRP; STC-related protein), SEQ ID NO: 379, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Stanniocalcin 2 precursor (SEQ ID NO:379) is known or believed to have the following function(s): Has an anti-hypocalcemic action on calcium and phosphate homeostasis. The sequence for protein Stanniocalcin 2 precursor (SEQ ID NO:379) is given at the end of the application, as “Stanniocalcin 2 precursor (SEQ ID NO:379) amino acid sequence”. Protein Stanniocalcin 2 precursor (SEQ ID NO:379) localization is believed to be Secreted (Potential).


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: cell surface receptor linked signal transduction; cell-cell signaling; nutritional response pathway, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; hormone, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function; and extracellular, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster R20779 can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 33 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 33 and Table 4. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues and lung malignant tumors.

TABLE 4Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberBone825Brain0Colon0epithelial32general38kidney22Liver9Lung11Lymph nodes0Breast215muscle35Ovary36pancreas4prostate80Skin99stomach0Uterus4









TABLE 5










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





Bone
5.9e−01
7.4e−01
1
0.2
1
0.1


Brain
2.5e−02
1.6e−02
2.2e−01
6.0
3.5e−02
8.0


Colon
1.7e−01
1.7e−01
1
1.3
7.7e−01
1.5


epithelial
1.7e−01
1.5e−03
5.9e−01
1.0
2.0e−04
2.0


general
2.4e−02
6.2e−07
7.6e−01
0.8
4.6e−05
1.6


kidney
4.3e−01
2.7e−01
6.2e−01
1.3
1.5e−01
2.0


Liver
8.3e−01
7.6e−01
1
0.8
3.3e−01
1.6


Lung
1.2e−01
1.4e−03
1.9e−01
2.9
1.6e−05
7.7


Lymph nodes
1
3.1e−01
1
1.0
1
1.4


Breast
6.8e−01
6.8e−01
6.9e−01
0.8
3.6e−01
0.8


muscle
9.2e−01
4.8e−01
1
0.3
1.4e−03
1.4


Ovary
8.4e−01
7.1e−01
9.0e−01
0.7
8.6e−01
0.8


pancreas
9.3e−01
6.8e−01
1
0.7
1.5e−01
2.0


prostate
9.1e−01
5.0e−01
9.8e−01
0.4
5.7e−01
0.7


Skin
6.3e−01
7.5e−01
7.1e−01
0.8
9.5e−01
0.3


stomach
1
4.5e−01
1
1.0
5.1e−01
1.8


Uterus
7.1e−01
2.6e−01
4.4e−01
1.7
4.1e−01
1.8









For this cluster, at least one oligonucleotide was found to demonstrate overexpression of the cluster, although not of at least one transcript/segment as listed below. Microarray (chip) data is also available for this cluster as follows. Various oligonucleotides were tested for being differentially expressed in various disease conditions, particularly cancer, as previously described. The following oligonucleotides were found to hit this cluster but not other segments/transcripts below, shown in Table 6.

TABLE 6Oligonucleotides related to this clusterOligonucleotide nameOverexpressed in cancersChip referenceR20779_0_0_30670 (SEQbreast malignant tumorsBRSID NO: 905)


As noted above, cluster R20779 features 1 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Stanniocalcin 2 precursor (SEQ ID NO:379). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). An alignment is given to the known protein (Stanniocalcin 2 precursor (SEQ ID NO:379)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380) and STC2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:379):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MCAERLGQFMTLALVLATFDPARGTDATNPPEGPQDRSSQQKGRLSLQNTAEIQHCLV NAGDVGCGVFECFENNSCEIRGLHGICMTFLHNAGKFDAQGKSFIKDALKCKAHALRH RFGCISRKCPAIREMVSQLQRECYLKHDLCAAAQENTRVIVEMIHFKDLLLHE corresponding to amino acids 1-169 of STC2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:379), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-169 of R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence CYKIEITMPKRRKVKLRD (SEQ ID NO:976) corresponding to amino acids 170-187 of R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380) , wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence CYKIEITMPKRRKVKLRD (SEQ ID NO:976) in R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 7, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?16L ->No98Q ->No171Y -> CYes177M -> VYes


The glycosylation sites of variant protein R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380), as compared to the known protein Stanniocalcin 2 precursor (SEQ ID NO:379), are described in Table 8 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 8Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inPosition inamino acid sequencevariant protein?variant protein?73yes73


Variant protein R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380) is encoded by the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 1397 and ends at position 1957. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 9 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 9Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?1442T ->No1690G ->No1732C -> TYes1867G -> TYes1908A -> GYes1925A -> GYes1968G -> AYes2087C -> TNo2138C -> TYes2270C ->No2443A ->No2478G ->No2479C -> ANo2616C -> ANo2941C ->No3196-> ANo3479T -> GYes4290C -> TYes4358G -> AYes5363G -> ANo


As noted above, cluster R20779 features 24 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster R20779_node0 (SEQ ID NO:355) according to the present invention is supported by 31 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 10 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 10Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)11298


Segment cluster R20779_node2 (SEQ ID NO:356) according to the present invention is supported by 55 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 11 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 11Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)13371506


Segment cluster R20779_node7 (SEQ ID NO:357) according to the present invention is supported by 63 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 12 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 12Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)15481690


Segment cluster R20779_node9 (SEQ ID NO:358) according to the present invention is supported by 66 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 13 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 13Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)16911838


Segment cluster R20779_node18 (SEQ ID NO:359) according to the present invention is supported by 61 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 14 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 14Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)20092176


Segment cluster R20779_node21 (SEQ ID NO:360) according to the present invention is supported by 106 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 15 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 15Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)22192796


Segment cluster R20779_node24 (SEQ ID NO:361) according to the present invention is supported by 100 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 16 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 16Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)29773667


Segment cluster R20779_node27 (SEQ ID NO:362) according to the present invention is supported by 26 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 17 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 17Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)36733803


Segment cluster R20779_node28 (SEQ ID NO:363) according to the present invention is supported by 31 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 18 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 18Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)38044050


Segment cluster R20779_node30 (SEQ ID NO:364) according to the present invention is supported by 34 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 19 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 19Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)40684193


Segment cluster R20779_node31 (SEQ ID NO:365) according to the present invention is supported by 46 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 20 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 20Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)41944424


Segment cluster R20779_node32 (SEQ ID NO:366) according to the present invention is supported by 88 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 21 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 21Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)44255503


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster R20779_node1 (SEQ ID NO:367) according to the present invention is supported by 27 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 22 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 22Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)12991336


Segment cluster R20779_node3 (SEQ ID NO:368) according to the present invention is supported by 52 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 23 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 23Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)15071547


Segment cluster R20779_node10 (SEQ ID NO:369) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 24 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 24Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)18391849


Segment cluster R20779_node11 (SEQ ID NO:370) according to the present invention is supported by 58 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 25 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 25Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)18501902


Segment cluster R20779_node14 (SEQ ID NO:371) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 26 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 26Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)19031975


Segment cluster R20779_node17 (SEQ ID NO:372) according to the present invention is supported by 54 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 27 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 27Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)19762008


Segment cluster R20779_node19 (SEQ ID NO:373) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 28 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 28Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)21772188


Segment cluster R20779_node20 (SEQ ID NO:374) according to the present invention is supported by 53 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 29 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 29Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)21892218


Segment cluster R20779_node22 (SEQ ID NO:375) according to the present invention is supported by 76 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 30 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 30Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)27972899


Segment cluster R20779_node23 (SEQ ID NO:376) according to the present invention is supported by 81 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 31 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 31Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)29002976


Segment cluster R20779_node25 (SEQ ID NO:377) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 32 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 32Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)36683672


Segment cluster R20779_node29 (SEQ ID NO:378) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): R20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO:354). Table 33 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 33Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR20779_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 354)40514067


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: STC2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:379)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: R20779_P2 (SEQ ID NO:380)×STC213 HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:379).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1688.00Escore:0Matching length:171Total length:171Matching Percent99.42Matching Percent99.42Similarity:Identity:Total Percent99.42Total Percent99.42Similarity:Identity:Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MCAERLGQFMTLALVLATFDPARGTDATNPPEGPQDRSSQQKGRLSLQNT50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MCAERLGQFMTLALVLATFDPARGTDATNPPEGPQDRSSQQKGRLSLQNT50         .         .         .         .         .51AEIQHCLVNAGDVGCGVFECFENNSCEIRGLHGICMTFLHNAGKFDAQGK100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51AEIQHCLVNAGDVGCGVFECFENNSCEIRGLHGICMTFLHNAGKFDAQGK100         .         .         .         .         .101SFIKDALKCKAHALRHRFGCISRKCPAIREMVSQLQRECYLKHDLCAAAQ150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101SFIKDALKCKAHALRHRFGCISRKCPAIREMVSQLQRECYLKHDLCAAAQ150         .         .151ENTRVIVEMIHFKDLLLHECY171|||||||||||||||||||||151ENTRVIVEMIHFKDLLLHEPY171


Description for Cluster HSS100PCB

Cluster HSS100PCB features 1 transcript(s) and 3 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.HSS100PCB_T1381









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







HSS100PCB_node_3
382



HSS100PCB_node_4
383



HSS100PCB_node_5
384

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest









Protein Name
Sequence ID No.
Corresponding Transcript(s)





HSS100PCB_P3
386
HSS100PCB_T1 (SEQ ID




NO: 381)









These sequences are variants of the known protein S-100P protein (SEQ ID NO:385) (SwissProt accession identifier S10P_HUMAN), SEQ ID NO: 385, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


The sequence for protein S-100P protein (SEQ ID NO:385) is given at the end of the application, as “S-100P protein (SEQ ID NO:385) amino acid sequence”. Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceComment32E -> T44F -> E


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: calcium binding; protein binding, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster HSS100PCB can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 34 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 34 and Table 5. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues.

TABLE 5Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberBladder41Colon37Epithelial38General22Kidney0Liver0Lung18Breast0bone marrow0Ovary0pancreas0prostate46stomach553Uterus13









TABLE 6










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





bladder
3.3e−01
2.9e−01
2.9e−02
2.8
3.5e−02
2.8


Colon
3.0e−01
1.9e−01
5.2e−01
1.2
2.4e−01
1.7


epithelial
4.7e−02
1.6e−02
2.0e−01
1.2
6.1e−02
1.3


general
1.1e−03
6.8e−05
1.4e−02
1.5
4.9e−04
1.7


kidney
6.5e−01
7.2e−01
5.8e−01
1.7
7.0e−01
1.4


Liver
9.1e−01
4.9e−01
1
1.0
7.7e−02
2.1


Lung
6.8e−01
7.3e−01
2.2e−02
2.9
1.3e−01
1.7


Breast
2.8e−01
3.2e−01
4.7e−01
2.0
6.8e−01
1.5


bone marrow
1
6.7e−01
1
1.0
2.8e−01
2.8


Ovary
2.6e−01
3.0e−01
4.7e−01
2.0
5.9e−01
1.7


pancreas
3.3e−01
4.4e−01
7.6e−02
3.7
1.5e−01
2.8


prostate
9.1e−01
9.3e−01
5.8e−01
0.6
7.6e−01
0.5


stomach
3.7e−01
3.2e−01
1
0.1
1
0.3


Uterus
9.4e−01
7.0e−01
1
0.6
4.1e−01
1.1









As noted above, cluster HSS100PCB features 1 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein S-100P protein (SEQ ID NO:385). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein HSS100PCB_P3 (SEQ ID NO:386) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSS100PCB_T1 (SEQ ID NO:381). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSS100PCB_P3 (SEQ ID NO:386) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 7, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSS100PCB_P3 (SEQ ID NO:386) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?1M -> RYes11M -> LYes20L -> FYes


Variant protein HSS100PCB_P3 (SEQ ID NO:386) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSS100PCB_T1 (SEQ ID NO:381), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSS100PCB_T1 (SEQ ID NO:381) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 1057 and ends at position 1533. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 8 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSS100PCB_P3 (SEQ ID NO:386) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?52C -> TYes107A -> CYes458C -> TYes468A -> GYes648C -> TYes846C -> GYes882G -> AYes960C -> TNo965C -> TYes1058T -> GYes1087A -> CYes1114C -> TYes1968G -> AYes1971C -> TYes2010C -> AYes2099G ->No


As noted above, cluster HSS100PCB features 3 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster HSS100PCB_node3 (SEQ ID NO:382) according to the present invention is supported by 16 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSS100PCB_T1 (SEQ ID NO:381). Table 9 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 9Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSS100PCB_T1 (SEQ ID NO: 381)11133


Segment cluster HSS100PCB_node4 (SEQ ID NO:383) according to the present invention is supported by 29 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSS100PCB_T1 (SEQ ID NO:381). Table 10 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 10Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSS100PCB_T1 (SEQ ID NO: 381)11341923


Microarray (chip) data is also available for this segment as follows. As described above with regard to the cluster itself, various oligonucleotides were tested for being differentially expressed in various disease conditions, particularly cancer. The following oligonucleotides were found to hit this segment (in relation to breast cancer), shown in Table 11.

TABLE 11Oligonucleotides related to this segmentOligonucleotide nameOverexpressed in cancersChip referenceHSS100PCB_0_0_12280breast malignant tumorsBRS(SEQ ID NO: 906)


Segment cluster HSS100PCB_node5 (SEQ ID NO:384) according to the present invention is supported by 141 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSS100PCB_T1 (SEQ ID NO:381). Table 12 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 12Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSS100PCB_T1 (SEQ ID NO: 381)19242201


Description for Cluster HSCOC4

Cluster HSCOC4 features 19 transcript(s) and 79 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.HSCOC4_PEA_1_T1387HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2388HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3389HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4390HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5391HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7392HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8393HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11394HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12395HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14396HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15397HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20398HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21399HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25400HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28401HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30402HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31403HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32404HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40405









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.














HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_1
406



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_5
407



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_7
408



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_30
409



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_33
410



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_35
411



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_37
412



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_39
413



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_43
414



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_48
415



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_49
416



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_51
417



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_58
418



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_59
419



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_62
420



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_66
421



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_72
422



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_77
423



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_79
424



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_93
425



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_100
426



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_105
427



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_107
428



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_108
429



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_109
430



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_110
431



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_112
432



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_113
433



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_2
434



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_8
435



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_10
436



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_12
437



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_14
438



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_17
439



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_19
440



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_21
441



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_22
442



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_28
443



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_29
444



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_41
445



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_45
446



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_47
447



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_50
448



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_53
449



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_55
450



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_57
451



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_60
452



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_64
453



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_69
454



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_70
455



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_71
456



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_73
457



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_74
458



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_75
459



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_76
460



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_78
461



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_80
462



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_82
463



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_83
464



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_84
465



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_85
466



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_86
467



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_87
468



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_88
469



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_89
470



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_90
471



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_91
472



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_92
473



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_94
474



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_96
475



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_97
476



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_98
477



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_99
478



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_101
479



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_102
480



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_103
481



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_104
482



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_106
483



HSCOC4_PEA_1_node_111
484

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Sequence



Protein Name
ID No.
Corresponding Transcript(s)












HSCOC4_PEA_1_P3
488
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ




ID NO: 387)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P5
489
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ




ID NO: 389)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P6
490
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ




ID NO: 390)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P12
491
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ




ID NO: 394)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P15
492
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ




ID NO: 396)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P16
493
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ




ID NO: 397)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P20
494
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ




ID NO: 398)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P9
495
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ




ID NO: 399)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P22
496
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ




ID NO: 400)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P23
497
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ




ID NO: 401)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P24
498
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ




ID NO: 402)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P25
499
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ




ID NO: 403)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P26
500
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ




ID NO: 404)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P30
501
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ




ID NO: 405)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P38
502
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ




ID NO: 388)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P39
503
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ




ID NO: 391)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P40
504
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ




ID NO: 392)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P41
505
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ




ID NO: 393)


HSCOC4_PEA_1_P42
506
HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ




ID NO: 395)









These sequences are variants of the known protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin] (SwissProt accession identifier CO4_HUMAN) SEQ ID NO: 485), referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin] (SEQ ID NO:485) is known or believed to have the following function(s): C4 plays a central role in the activation of the classical pathway of the complement system. It is processed by activated C1 which removes from the alpha chain the C4a anaphylatoxin. Derived from proteolytic degradation of complement C4, C4a anaphylatoxin is a mediator of local inflammatory process. It induces the contraction of smooth muscle, increases vascular permeability and causes histamine release from mast cells and basophilic leukocytes. The sequence for protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin] (SEQ ID NO:485) is given at the end of the application, as “Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin] (SEQ ID NO:485) amino acid sequence”. Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNP position(s)onamino acidsequenceComment 477R -> W (in allotype C4A6). /FTId = VAR_001987. 726P -> L (in allotype C4A3). /FTId = VAR_001988.1073D -> G (in allotype C4A1, allotype C4B1 and allotypeC4B3). /FTId = VAR_001989.1120-1125PCPVLD -> LSPVIH (in allotype C4B)./FTId = VAR_001990.1176N -> S (in allotype C4A1, allotype C4B1, allotype C4B3and allotype C4B5). /FTId = VAR_001991.1201S -> T (in allotype C4A6, allotype C4A3, allotype C4A1and allotype C4B). /FTId = VAR_001992.1207V -> A (in allotype C4A1, allotype C4B1, allotype C4B2and allotype C4B3). /FTId = VAR_001993.1210L -> R (in allotype C4A1, allotype C4B1, allotype C4B2and allotype C4B3). /FTId = VAR_001994.1286S -> A (in allotype C4A6, allotype C4A1, allotypeC4A3A and allotype C4B). /FTId = VAR_001995. 1-12MRLLWGLIWASS -> PREVRSVCLSAT 347S -> Y 418V -> A 727D -> N 907A -> T980-981VT -> LQ1013Q -> E1317I -> F1418-1420Missing1654T -> RA1698H -> Q


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: muscle contraction regulation; inflammatory response; complement activation; complement activation, classical pathway, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; complement component; proteinase inhibitor, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function; and extracellular; extracellular space, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster HSCOC4 can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 35 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 35 and Table 5. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: brain malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues, breast malignant tumors, pancreas carcinoma and prostate cancer.

TABLE 5Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberadrenal853bladder328bone6brain111colon245epithelial264general163head and neck0kidney141liver4109lung64lymph nodes120breast96bone marrow0ovary116pancreas20prostate4stomach36T cells0Thyroid12uterus127









TABLE 6










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





adrenal
5.6e−01
5.9e−01
2.5e−06
0.3
4.3e−04
0.3


bladder
5.0e−01
6.6e−01
6.3e−01
0.9
9.1e−01
0.6


bone
5.5e−01
5.8e−01
1
1.1
7.0e−01
1.3


brain
4.6e−03
6.2e−02
7.7e−11
3.0
3.2e−05
1.7


colon
8.0e−01
8.3e−01
9.8e−01
0.4
9.9e−01
0.4


epithelial
1.7e−01
9.2e−01
9.3e−07
1.3
9.7e−01
0.7


general
3.2e−04
6.1e−01
1.5e−31
2.1
1.9e−03
1.1


head and neck
1.2e−01
2.1e−01
1
1.2
1
1.1


kidney
6.9e−01
8.1e−01
1.2e−04
2.4
1.5e−02
1.5


liver
7.1e−01
7.2e−01
5.0e−04
0.2
1
0.1


lung
2.9e−01
7.1e−01
4.2e−02
1.7
5.1e−01
0.8


lymph nodes
6.3e−01
8.2e−01
9.0e−01
0.5
1
0.3


breast
4.0e−02
1.8e−01
2.1e−06
6.0
3.9e−03
3.0


bone marrow
1
6.7e−01
1
1.0
2.8e−01
2.8


ovary
6.6e−01
7.3e−01
1.3e−01
1.5
3.6e−01
1.1


pancreas
1.7e−02
9.9e−02
4.8e−10
7.6
2.9e−07
5.1


prostate
5.8e−01
6.3e−01
4.1e−02
3.9
1.8e−03
3.8


stomach
2.7e−01
7.5e−01
1.1e−01
1.5
6.5e−01
0.8


T cells
1
6.7e−01
1
1.0
7.2e−01
1.4


Thyroid
3.4e−01
3.4e−01
3.0e−01
2.2
3.0e−01
2.2


uterus
1.2e−01
5.3e−01
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As noted above, cluster HSCOC4 features 19 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]. A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488) and CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTV corresponding to amino acids 1-865 of CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-865 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence RPHRSLSIQELGEPGPSEGWGG (SEO ID NO:977) corresponding to amino acids 866-887 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEO ID NO:488), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence RPHRSLSIQELGEPGPSEGWGG (SEQ ID NO:977) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 7, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A ->No322A -> VNo347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes869R -> GYes


The glycosylation sites of variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488), as compared to the known protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin], are described in Table 8 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 8Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inPosition inamino acid sequencevariant protein?variant protein?1391no862yes862226yes2261328no


The phosphorylation sites of variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488), as compared to the known protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin], are described in Table 9 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the phosphorylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 9Phosphorylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inPosition inamino acid sequencevariant protein?variant protein?1420no1422no1417no


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 3161. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 10 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 10Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2975C -> TYes3105A -> GYes3167G -> AYes3228T -> CYes3259G -> TYes3332G -> AYes3490A -> CYes3569T -> CYes3724G -> TYes3831A -> GYes3898C -> AYes3972C -> TYes3975G -> CYes3983T -> AYes3986G -> CYes3988C -> TYes4140G -> AYes4147T -> CYes4228C -> GYes4233C -> TYes4242G -> TYes4243G -> CYes4339G -> AYes4345C -> GYes4348G -> AYes4469G -> TYes4562A -> TYes4781A -> GNo4873T -> CYes5007G ->No5423C -> GYes5634G -> CNo5677G -> AYes5687A -> CYes5862A -> CYes5868G -> AYes5933A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489) and CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKG corresponding to amino acids 1-818 of CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-818 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence DVTLSGPQVTLLPFPCTPAPCSLCS (SEQ ID NO:978) corresponding to amino acids 819-843 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1P5 (SEQ ID NO:489), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence DVTLSGPQVTLLPFPCTPAPCSLCS (SEQ ID NO:978) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 11, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 11Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A ->No322A -> VNo347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes829L -> PYes830L -> IYes840S -> PYes


The glycosylation sites of variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489), as compared to the known protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin], are described in Table 12 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 12Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inPosition inamino acid sequencevariant protein?variant protein?1391no862no226yes2261328no


The phosphorylation sites of variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489), as compared to the known protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin], are described in Table 13 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the phosphorylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 13Phosphorylation site(s)Position(s) on knownamino acid sequencePresent in variant protein?1420no1422no1417no


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 3029. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 14 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA_l_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 14Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2986T -> CYes2988C -> AYes3018T -> CYes3070C -> TYes3081C -> AYes3093A -> GYes3101G -> AYes3106G -> AYes3174G -> AYes3193A -> GYes3201T -> CYes3233C -> TYes3363A -> GYes3425G -> AYes3486T -> CYes3517G -> TYes3590G -> AYes3748A -> CYes3827T -> CYes3982G -> TYes4089A -> GYes4156C -> AYes4230C -> TYes4233G -> CYes4241T -> AYes4244G -> CYes4246C -> TYes4398G -> AYes4405T -> CYes4486C -> GYes4491C -> TYes4500G -> TYes4501G -> CYes4597G -> AYes4603C -> GYes4606G -> AYes4727G -> TYes4820A -> TYes5039A -> GNo5131T -> CYes5265G ->No5681C -> GYes5892G -> CNo5935G -> AYes5945A -> CYes6120A -> CYes6126G -> AYes6191A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490) and CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKG corresponding to amino acids 1-1052 of CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1052 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SGCKGKQEGGQERTVTGRWTAQEATEGKKGGP (SEQ ID NO:979) corresponding to amino acids 1053-1084 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence SGCKGKQEGGQERTVTGRWTAQEATEGKKGGP (SEQ ID NO:979) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 15, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 15Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A ->No322A -> VNo347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes872V -> AYes907A -> TYes959E -> DYes1062G -> VYes1068T ->Yes


The glycosylation sites of variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490), as compared to the known protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin], are described in Table 16 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 16Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inacid sequencevariant protein?Position in variant protein?1391no862yes862226yes2261328no


The phosphorylation sites of variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1P6 (SEQ ID NO:490), as compared to the known protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin], are described in Table 17 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the column; the second column indicates whether the phosphorylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 17Phosphorylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoacid sequencePresent in variant protein?1420no1422no1417no


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 3752. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 18 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 18Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2975C -> TYes3115T -> CYes3146G -> TYes3219G -> AYes3377A -> CYes3456T -> CYes3611G -> TYes3685G -> TYes3702A ->Yes3897A -> GYes3964C -> AYes4038C -> TYes4041G -> CYes4049T -> AYes4052G -> CYes4054C -> TYes4206G -> AYes4213T -> CYes4294C -> GYes4299C -> TYes4308G -> TYes4309G -> CYes4405G -> AYes4411C -> GYes4414G -> AYes4535G -> TYes4628A -> TYes4847A -> GNo4939T -> CYes5073G ->No5489C -> GYes5700G -> CNo5743G -> AYes5753A -> CYes5928A -> CYes5934G -> AYes5999A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491) and CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 486):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NRSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKV corresponding to amino acids 1-1380 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1380 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence RAREGVGPGTGGGEGVE (SEQ ID NO:980) corresponding to amino acids 1381-1397 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence RAREGVGPGTGGGEGVE (SEQ ID NO:980) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491).


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 19Changes to CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 486)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change1177variant1202variant1208variant1211variant1287variant


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 20, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 20Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on aminoAlternative aminoacid sequenceacid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A ->No322A -> VNo347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes872V -> AYes907A -> TYes959E -> DYes1073D -> GYes1120P -> LYes1121C -> SYes1124L -> IYes1125D -> HYes1176S -> NYes1207A -> VYes1210R -> LYes1286A -> SYes1317I -> FYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 4691. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 21 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 21Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2975C -> TYes3115T -> CYes3146G -> TYes3219G -> AYes3377A -> CYes3456T -> CYes3611G -> TYes3718A -> GYes3785C -> AYes3859C -> TYes3862G -> CYes3870T -> AYes3873G -> CYes3875C -> TYes4027G -> AYes4034T -> CYes4115C -> GYes4120C -> TYes4129G -> TYes4130G -> CYes4226G -> AYes4232C -> GYes4235G -> AYes4356G -> TYes4449A -> TYes4859C -> TYes4876C -> AYes4882C -> GYes4924G -> AYes5205C -> GYes5596C -> TYes5717A -> GNo5809T -> CYes5943G ->No6359C -> GYes6570G -> CNo6613G -> AYes6623A -> CYes6798A -> CYes6804G -> AYes6869A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492) and CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQ corresponding to amino acids 1-1359 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1359 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VNHSLVNHSLAWVARTPGPRGQARSRPQPPTRGIPAALLPGVFGGRLTSWLRDLEL (SEQ ID NO:981) corresponding to amino acids 1360-1415 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492, wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VNHSLVNHSLAWVARTPGPRGQARSRPQPPTRGIPAALLPGVFGGRLTSWLRDLEL (SEQ ID NO:981) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492).


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 22Changes to CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 486)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change1177variant1202variant1208variant1211variant1287variant


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 23, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 23Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A -> VNo322A ->No347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes872V -> AYes907A -> TYes959E -> DYes1073D -> GYes1120P -> LYes1121C -> SYes1124L -> IYes1125D -> HYes1176S -> NYes1207A -> VYes1210R -> LYes1286A -> SYes1317I -> FYes1387Q -> HYes1411R -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 4745. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 24 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 24Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2975C -> TYes3115T -> CYes3146G -> TYes3219G -> AYes3377A -> CYes3456T -> CYes3611G -> TYes3718A -> GYes3785C -> AYes3859C -> TYes3862G -> CYes3870T -> AYes3873G -> CYes3875C -> TYes4027G -> AYes4034T -> CYes4115C -> GYes4120C -> TYes4129G -> TYes4130G -> CYes4226G -> AYes4232C -> GYes4235G -> AYes4356G -> TYes4449A -> TYes4661A -> CYes4731C -> TYes4872A -> GYes4905C -> TYes5061A -> GNo5153T -> CYes5287G ->No5703C -> GYes5914G -> CNo5957G -> AYes5967A -> CYes6142A -> CYes6148G -> AYes6213A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493) and CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPK corresponding to amino acids 1-1457 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1457 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence AERQGGAVWHGHRGRHPPEWIPRPAC (SEQ ID NO:982) corresponding to amino acids 1458-1483 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence AERQGGAVWHGHRGRHPPEWIPRPAC (SEQ ID NO:982) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493).


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 25Changes to CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 486)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change1177variant1202variant1208variant1211variant1287variant


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because of manual inspection of known protein localization and/or gene structure.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 26, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 26Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A ->No322A -> VNo347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes872V -> AYes907A -> TYes959E -> DYes1073D -> GYes1120P -> LYes1121C -> SYes1124L -> IYes1125D -> HYes1176S -> NYes1207A -> VYes1210R -> LYes1286A -> SYes1317I -> FYes1390K -> ENo


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 4949. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 27 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA_l_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 27Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2975C -> TYes3115T -> CYes3146G -> TYes3219G -> AYes3377A -> CYes3456T -> CYes3611G -> TYes3718A -> GYes3785C -> AYes3859C -> TYes3862G -> CYes3870T -> AYes3873G -> CYes3875C -> TYes4027G -> AYes4034T -> CYes4115C -> GYes4120C -> TYes4129G -> TYes4130G -> CYes4226G -> AYes4232C -> GYes4235G -> AYes4356G -> TYes4449A -> TYes4668A -> GNo4760T -> CYes5263C -> GYes5474G -> CNo5517G -> AYes5527A -> CYes5702A -> CYes5708G -> AYes5773A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P20 (SEQ ID NO:494) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P20 (SEQ ID NO:494) and CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P20 (SEQ ID NO:494), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQ corresponding to amino acids 1-1303 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1303 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P20 (SEQ ID NO:494), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VGAVPGLWRGWVVLRPRACLSPGSTSLGHGDCPGCPVCLLDCLPHH (SEO ID NO:983) corresponding to amino acids 1304-1349 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P20 (SEO ID NO:494), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P20 (SEQ ID NO:494), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

(SEQ ID NO:983)VGAVPGLWRGWVVLRPRACLSPGSTSLGHGDCPGCPVCLLDCLPHHin HSCOC4_PEA_1_P20 (SEQ ID NO:494).


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 28Changes to CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 486)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change1177variant1202variant1208variant1211variant1287variant


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P20 (SEQ ID NO:494) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 29, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P20 (SEQ ID NO:494) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 29Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A ->No322A -> VNo347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes872V -> AYes907A -> TYes959E -> DYes1073D -> GYes1120P -> LYes1121C -> SYes1124L -> IYes1125D -> HYes1176S -> NYes1207A -> VYes1210R -> LYes1286A -> SYes1312R -> GYes1344D -> VYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P20 (SEQ ID NO:494) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 4547. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 30 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P20 (SEQ ID NO:494) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 30Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2975C -> TYes3115T -> CYes3146G -> TYes3219G -> AYes3377A -> CYes3456T -> CYes3611G -> TYes3718A -> GYes3785C -> AYes3859C -> TYes3862G -> CYes3870T -> AYes3873G -> CYes3875C -> TYes4027G -> AYes4034T -> CYes4115C -> GYes4120C -> TYes4129G -> TYes4130G -> CYes4226G -> AYes4232C -> GYes4235G -> AYes4356G -> TYes4434C -> GYes4531A -> TYes4743A -> CYes4813C -> TYes4954A -> GYes4987C -> TYes5143A -> GNo5235T -> CYes5369G ->No5785C -> GYes5996G -> CNo6039G -> AYes6049A -> CYes6224A -> CYes6230G -> AYes6295A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to, the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495) and CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLL YFDSV corresponding to amino acids 1-1529 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1529 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SGER (SEQ ID NO:984) corresponding to amino acids 1530-1533 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence SGER (SEQ ID NO:984) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495).


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 31Changes to CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 486)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change1177variant1202variant1208variant1211variant1287variant


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 32, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 32Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A -> VNo322A ->No347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes872V -> AYes907A -> TYes959E -> DYes1073D -> GYes1120P -> LYes1121C -> SYes1124L -> IYes1125D -> HYes1176S -> NYes1207A -> VYes1210R -> LYes1286A -> SYes1317I -> FYes1390K -> ENo1465R ->No


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 5099. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 33 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 33Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2975C -> TYes3115T -> CYes3146G -> TYes3219G -> AYes3377A -> CYes3456T -> CYes3611G -> TYes3718A -> GYes3785C -> AYes3859C -> TYes3862G -> CYes3870T -> AYes3873G -> CYes3875C -> TYes4027G -> AYes4034T -> CYes4115C -> GYes4120C -> TYes4129G -> TYes4130G -> CYes4226G -> AYes4232C -> GYes4235G -> AYes4356G -> TYes4449A -> TYes4668A -> GNo4760T -> CYes4894G ->No5561G -> AYes6026T -> GYes6348G -> CYes6966C -> GYes7177G -> CNo7220G -> AYes7230A -> CYes7405A -> CYes7411G -> AYes7476A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496) and CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LASLVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLL YFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQPASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLC SAEVCQCAEGKCPRQRRALERGLQDEDGYRMKFACYYPRVEYGFQVKVLREDSRAAF RLFETKITQVLHF corresponding to amino acids 1-1653 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1653 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SMKQTGEAGRAGGRQGG (SEQ ID NO:985) corresponding to amino acids 1654-1670 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence SMKQTGEAGRAGGRQGG (SEQ ID NO:985) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496).


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 34Changes to CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 486)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change1177variant1202variant1208variant1211variant1287variant


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 35, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 35Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A ->No322A -> VNo347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes872V -> AYes907A -> TYes959E -> DYes1073D -> GYes1120P -> LYes1121C -> SYes1124L -> IYes1125D -> HYes1176S -> NYes1207A -> VYes1210R -> LYes1286A -> SYes1317I -> FYes1390K -> ENo1465R ->No1604R -> GYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 5510. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 36 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 36Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2975C -> TYes3115T -> CYes3146G -> TYes3219G -> AYes3377A -> CYes3456T -> CYes3611G -> TYes3718A -> GYes3785C -> AYes3859C -> TYes3862G -> CYes3870T -> AYes3873G -> CYes3875C -> TYes4027G -> AYes4034T -> CYes4115C -> GYes4120C -> TYes4129G -> TYes4130G -> CYes4226G -> AYes4232C -> GYes4235G -> AYes4356G -> TYes4449A -> TYes4668A -> GNo4760T -> CYes4894G ->No5310C -> GYes5783G -> CNo5826G -> AYes5836A -> CYes5974C -> TYes5981C -> TYes6154A -> CYes6160G -> AYes6225A -> CYes6283C -> TYes6548C -> TYes6567C -> TYes7300C -> AYes7520C -> TYes7685A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497) and CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKANEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLL YFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQPASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLC SAEVCQCAEGKCPRQRRALERGLQDEDGYRMKFACYYPRVEYG corresponding to amino acids 1-1626 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1626 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence QSSHRGPGLTLPRGPAVLVSLGVACSSYRSCTQPVCSDTNFLPSQPQSNSPFPLLLTPS (SEQ ID NO:986) corresponding to amino acids 1627-1685 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

(SEQ ID NO:986)QSSHRGPGLTLPRGPAVLVSLGVACSSYRSCTQPVCSDTNFLPSQPQSNSPFPLLLTPS in HSCOC4_PEA_1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497).


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 37Changes to CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 486)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change1177variant1202variant1208variant1211variant1287variant


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because of manual inspection of known protein localization and/or gene structure.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 38, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 38Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceAlternative amino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A -> VNo322A ->No347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes872V -> AYes907A -> TYes959E -> DYes1073D -> GYes1120P -> LYes1121C -> SYes1124L -> IYes1125D -> HYes1176S -> NYes1207A -> VYes1210R -> LYes1286A -> SYes1317I -> FYes1390K -> ENo1465R ->No1604R -> GYes1634G ->Yes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 5555. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 39 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 39Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onnucleotide sequenceAlternative nucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2975C -> TYes3115T -> CYes3146G -> TYes3219G -> AYes3377A -> CYes3456T -> CYes3611G -> TYes3718A -> GYes3785C -> AYes3859C -> TYes3862G -> CYes3870T -> AYes3873G -> CYes3875C -> TYes4027G -> AYes4034T -> CYes4115C -> GYes4120C -> TYes4129G -> TYes4130G -> CYes4226G -> AYes4232C -> GYes4235G -> AYes4356G -> TYes4449A -> TYes4668A -> GNo4760T -> CYes4894G ->No5310C -> GYes5402C ->Yes5426T -> CYes5965G -> CNo6008G -> AYes6018A -> CYes6156C -> TYes6163C -> TYes6336A -> CYes6342G -> AYes6407A -> CYes6465C -> TYes6730C -> TYes6749C -> TYes7482C -> AYes7702C -> TYes7867A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498) and CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLL YFDS corresponding to amino acids 1-1528 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1528 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SADVLCFTGHQVRADSWPPCVLLKSASVLRGSALASVAPWSGVCRTRMATG (SEQ ID NO:987) corresponding to amino acids 1529-1579 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

(SEQ ID NO:987)SADVLCFTGHQVRADSWPPCVLLKSASVLRGSALASVAPWSGVCRTRMATG in HSCOC4_PEA_1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498).


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 40Changes to CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 486)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change1177variant1202variant1208variant1211variant1287variant


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 41, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 41Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceAlternative amino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A ->No322A -> VNo347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes872V -> AYes907A -> TYes959E -> DYes1073D -> GYes1120P -> LYes1121C -> SYes1124L -> IYes1125D -> HYes1176S -> NYes1207A -> VYes1210R -> LYes1286A -> SYes1317I -> FYes1390K -> ENo1465R ->No1569S -> RYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 5237. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 42 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 42Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onnucleotide sequenceAlternative nucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2975C -> TYes3115T -> CYes3146G -> TYes3219G -> AYes3377A -> CYes3456T -> CYes3611G -> TYes3718A -> GYes3785C -> AYes3859C -> TYes3862G -> CYes3870T -> AYes3873G -> CYes3875C -> TYes4027G -> AYes4034T -> CYes4115C -> GYes4120C -> TYes4129G -> TYes4130G -> CYes4226G -> AYes4232C -> GYes4235G -> AYes4356G -> TYes4449A -> TYes4668A -> GNo4760T -> CYes4894G ->No5207C -> GYes5418G -> CNo5461G -> AYes5471A -> CYes5646A -> CYes5652G -> AYes5717A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499) and CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLL YFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQPASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLC SAEVCQCAEG corresponding to amino acids 1-1593 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1593 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ETEGLGRGSGGGMAGAPPTLSDGFPNFREVPSPASRPGAGSAGRGWLQDEVCLLLPPC GVRLPG (SEQ ID NO:988) corresponding to amino acids 1594-1657 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499) comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

(SEQ ID NO:988)ETEGLGRGSGGGMAGAPPTLSDGFPNFREVPSPASRPGAGSAGRGWLQDEVCLLLPPCGVRLPG in HSCOC4_PEA_1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499).


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 43Changes to CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 486)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change1177variant1202variant1208variant1211variant1287variant


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 44, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 44Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceAlternative amino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A ->No322A -> VNo347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes872V -> AYes907A -> TYes959E -> DYes1073D -> GYes1120P -> LYes1121C -> SYes1124L -> IYes1125D -> HYes1176S -> NYes1207A -> VYes1210R -> LYes1286A -> SYes1317I -> FYes1390K -> ENo1465R ->No1632A -> GYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 5471. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 45 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 45Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onnucleotide sequenceAlternative nucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2975C -> TYes3115T -> CYes3146G -> TYes3219G -> AYes3377A -> CYes3456T -> CYes3611G -> TYes3718A -> GYes3785C -> AYes3859C -> TYes3862G -> CYes3870T -> AYes3873G -> CYes3875C -> TYes4027G -> AYes4034T -> CYes4115C -> GYes4120C -> TYes4129G -> TYes4130G -> CYes4226G -> AYes4232C -> GYes4235G -> AYes4356G -> TYes4449A -> TYes4668A -> GNo4760T -> CYes4894G ->No5395C -> GYes5606G -> CNo5649G -> AYes5659A -> CYes5834A -> CYes5840G -> AYes5905A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500) and CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLL YFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQPASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLC SAEVCQCAEG corresponding to amino acids 1-1593 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1593 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence

(SEQ ID NO:989)ETEGLGRGSGGGMAGAPPTLSDGFPNFREVPSPASRPGAGSAGRGWLQDEVCLLLPPCGVRSVFPPRPWPDPPSGTGCFGLSGCSLLLLQVMHAACLL


corresponding to amino acids 1594-1691 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

(SEQ ID NO:989)ETEGLGRGSGGGMAGAPPTLSDGFPNFREVPSPASRPGAGSAGRGWLQDEVCLLLPPCGVRSVFPPRPWPDPPSGTGCFGLSGCSLLLLQVMHAACLLin HSCOC4_PEA_1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500).


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 46Changes to CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 486)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change1177variant1202variant1208variant1211variant1287variant


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 47, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 47Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceAlternative amino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A ->No322A -> VNo347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes872V -> AYes907A -> TYes959E -> DYes1073D -> GYes1120P -> LYes1121C -> SYes1124L -> IYes1125D -> HYes1176S -> NYes1207A -> VYes1210R -> LYes1286A -> SYes1317I -> FYes1390K -> ENo1465R ->No1632A -> GYes1663P ->Yes1671C -> RYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 5573. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 48 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 48Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onnucleotide sequenceAlternative nucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2975C -> TYes3115T -> CYes3146G -> TYes3219G -> AYes3377A -> CYes3456T -> CYes3611G -> TYes3718A -> GYes3785C -> AYes3859C -> TYes3862G -> CYes3870T -> AYes3873G -> CYes3875C -> TYes4027G -> AYes4034T -> CYes4115C -> GYes4120C -> TYes4129G -> TYes4130G -> CYes4226G -> AYes4232C -> GYes4235G -> AYes4356G -> TYes4449A -> TYes4668A -> GNo4760T -> CYes4894G ->No5395C -> GYes5487C ->Yes5511T -> CYes6050G -> CNo6093G -> AYes6103A -> CYes6278A -> CYes6284G -> AYes6349A -> CYes6407C -> TYes6672C -> TYes6691C -> TYes7424C -> AYes7644C -> TYes7809A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501) and CO4_HUMAN_V3 (SEQ ID NO: 487):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGS corresponding to amino acids 1-1232 of CO4_HUMAN_V3 (SEQ ID NO:487), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1232 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence RNPVRLLQPRAQMFCVLRGTK (SEQ ID NO:990) corresponding to amino acids 1233-1253 of HSCOC4_PEA1P30 (SEQ ID NO:501), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence RNPVRLLQPRAQMFCVLRGTK (SEQ ID NO:990) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501).


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)_V3 (SEQ ID NO:487). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 49Changes to CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO: 485) _V3 (SEQ ID NO: 487)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change1177variant1202variant1208variant1211variant


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 50, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 50Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceAlternative amino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A ->No322A -> VNo347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes872V -> AYes907A -> TYes959E -> DYes1073D -> GYes1120P -> LYes1121C -> SYes1124L -> IYes1125D -> HYes1176S -> NYes1207A -> VYes1210R -> LYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 4259. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 51 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 51Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onnucleotide sequenceAlternative nucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2975C -> TYes3115T -> CYes3146G -> TYes3219G -> AYes3377A -> CYes3456T -> CYes3611G -> TYes3718A -> GYes3785C -> AYes3859C -> TYes3862G -> CYes3870T -> AYes3873G -> CYes3875C -> TYes4027G -> AYes4034T -> CYes4115C -> GYes4120C -> TYes4129G -> TYes4130G -> CYes4348C -> GYes4559G -> CNo4602G -> AYes4612A -> CYes4787A -> CYes4793G -> AYes4858A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502) and CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKG corresponding to amino acids 1-818 of CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-818 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence DVTLSGPQVTLLPFPCTPAPCSLCS (SEQ ID NO:978) corresponding to amino acids 819-843 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502) comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence DVTLSGPQVTLLPFPCTPAPCSLCS (SEQ ID NO:978) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 52, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 52Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceAlternative amino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A ->No322A -> VNo347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes829L -> PYes830L -> IYes840S -> PYes


The glycosylation sites of variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502), as compared to the known protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin], are described in Table 53 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 53Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inacid sequencevariant protein?Position in variant protein?1391no862no226yes2261328no


The phosphorylation sites of variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502), as compared to the known protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin], are described in Table 54 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the phosphorylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 54Phosphorylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoacid sequencePresent in variant protein?1420no1422no1417no


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 3029. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 55 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 55Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onnucleotide sequenceAlternative nucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2986T -> CYes2988C -> AYes3018T -> CYes3070C -> TYes3081C -> AYes3093A -> GYes3101G -> AYes3106G -> AYes3174G -> AYes3193A -> GYes3201T -> CYes3233C -> TYes3373T -> CYes3404G -> TYes3477G -> AYes3635A -> CYes3714T -> CYes3869G -> TYes3976A -> GYes4043C -> AYes4117C -> TYes4120G -> CYes4128T -> AYes4131G -> CYes4133C -> TYes4285G -> AYes4292T -> CYes4373C -> GYes4378C -> TYes4387G -> TYes4388G -> CYes4484G -> AYes4490C -> GYes4493G -> AYes4614G -> TYes4707A -> TYes4926A -> GNo5018T -> CYes5152G ->No5568C -> GYes5779G -> CNo5822G -> AYes5832A -> CYes6007A -> CYes6013G -> AYes6078A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503) and CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQ corresponding to amino acids 1-387 of CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-387 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VSSRGEG (SEQ ID NO:992) corresponding to amino acids 388-394 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VSSRGEG (SEQ ID NO:992) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 56, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 56Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceAlternative amino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A ->No322A -> VNo347S -> YYes


The glycosylation sites of variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503), as compared to the known protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin], are described in Table 57 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 57Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inacid sequencevariant protein?Position in variant protein?1391no862no226yes2261328no


The phosphorylation sites of variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503), as compared to the known protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin], are described in Table 58 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the phosphorylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 58Phosphorylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoacid sequencePresent in variant protein?1420no1422no1417no


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 1682. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 59 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 59Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onnucleotide sequenceAlternative nucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1742C -> AYes1756C -> AYes1867A ->No1877C -> TYes2032C -> TYes2084C -> TYes2245A -> CYes2261G -> AYes2421C -> GYes2448A -> GYes2534G -> AYes2639C -> TNo2776C -> TYes3074C -> TYes3214T -> CYes3245G -> TYes3318G -> AYes3476A -> CYes3555T -> CYes3710G -> TYes3817A -> GYes3884C -> AYes3958C -> TYes3961G -> CYes3969T -> AYes3972G -> CYes3974C -> TYes4126G -> AYes4133T -> CYes4214C -> GYes4219C -> TYes4228G -> TYes4229G -> CYes4325G -> AYes4331C -> GYes4334G -> AYes4455G -> TYes4548A -> TYes4767A -> GNo4859T -> CYes4993G ->No5409C -> GYes5620G -> CNo5663G -> AYes5673A -> CYes5848A -> CYes5854G -> AYes5919A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504) and CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKY corresponding to amino acids 1-236 of CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-236 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence AGEWTEPHFPLKGRVPGRPGEAEYGHY (SEQ ID NO:993) corresponding to amino acids 237-263 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence AGEWTEPHFPLKGRVPGRPGEAEYGHY (SEQ ID NO:993) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 60, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 60Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceAlternative amino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No254R ->No


The glycosylation sites of variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504), as compared to the known protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin], are described in Table 61 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 61Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inacid sequencevariant protein?Position in variant protein?1391no862no226yes2261328no


The phosphorylation sites of variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504), as compared to the known protein Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin], are described in Table 62 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the phosphorylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 62Phosphorylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoacid sequencePresent in variant protein?1420no1422no1417no


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 1289. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 63 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 63Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1262C ->No1262C -> TNo1314C -> TYes1337C -> AYes1565A ->No1575C -> TYes1730C -> TYes1782C -> TYes1943A -> CYes1959G -> AYes2119C -> GYes2146A -> GYes2232G -> AYes2337C -> TNo2474C -> TYes2772C -> TYes2912T -> CYes2943G -> TYes3016G -> AYes3174A -> CYes3253T -> CYes3408G -> TYes3515A -> GYes3582C -> AYes3656C -> TYes3659G -> CYes3667T -> AYes3670G -> CYes3672C -> TYes3824G -> AYes3831T -> CYes3912C -> GYes3917C -> TYes3926G -> TYes3927G -> CYes4023G -> AYes4029C -> GYes4032G -> AYes4153G -> TYes4246A -> TYes4465A -> GNo4557T -> CYes4691G ->No5107C -> GYes5318G -> CNo5361G -> AYes5371A -> CYes5546A -> CYes5552G -> AYes5617A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505) and CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLL YFDSV corresponding to amino acids 1-1529 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1529 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SGER (SEQ ID NO:984) corresponding to amino acids 1530-1533 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence SGER (SEQ ID NO:984) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505).


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 64Changes to CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 486)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change1177variant1202variant1208variant1211variant1287variant


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because of manual inspection of known protein localization and/or gene structure.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 65, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 65Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A -> VNo322A ->No347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes872V -> AYes907A -> TYes959E -> DYes1073D -> GYes1120P -> LYes1121C -> SYes1124L -> IYes1125D -> HYes1176S -> NYes1207A -> VYes1210R -> LYes1286A -> SYes1317I -> FYes1390K -> ENo1465R ->No


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 5099. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 66 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 66Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2975C -> TYes3115T -> CYes3146G -> TYes3219G -> AYes3377A -> CYes3456T -> CYes3611G -> TYes3718A -> GYes3785C -> AYes3859C -> TYes3862G -> CYes3870T -> AYes3873G -> CYes3875C -> TYes4027G -> AYes4034T -> CYes4115C -> GYes4120C -> TYes4129G -> TYes4130G -> CYes4226G -> AYes4232C -> GYes4235G -> AYes4356G -> TYes4449A -> TYes4668A -> GNo4760T -> CYes4894G ->No5561G -> AYes6026T -> GYes6348G -> CYes6801C -> GYes7012G -> CNo7055G -> AYes7065A -> CYes7240A -> CYes7246G -> AYes7311A -> CYes


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395). An alignment is given to the known protein (Complement C4 precursor [Contains: C4a anaphylatoxin]) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506) and CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQVVKGSVFLR NPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLHQLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLK DSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIYNPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMV ENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQDDFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVL PNFEVKITPGKPYILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFR GLESQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGGEMEEAE LTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASGIPVKVSATVSSPGSVP EVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSAGSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPD SRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGATFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLA PSFYFVAFYYHGDHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDS LALVALGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAAG LAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAKRCCQDGVTR LPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKGQAGLQRALEILQEEDLID EDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLPDSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQL RVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLELRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQ QVLVPAGSARPVAFSVVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREEL VYELNPLDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGVASL LRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQKGYMRIQQFRK ADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKLQETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQ DPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALHHGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASS FLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYALTLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSV TGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNPSDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTR QGSFQGGFRSTQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIEVTVKGHVE YTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNRRRREAPKVVEEQESRV HYTVCIW corresponding to amino acids 1-1473 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-1473 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506), a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence WAPGAALGQGREGRTQAGAGLLEPAQAEPGRQLTRLHR (SEQ ID NO:1021) corresponding to amino acids 1474-1511 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506), a third amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to RNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEK corresponding to amino acids 1474-1503 of CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486), which also corresponds to amino acids 1512-1541 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506), and a fourth amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VWSATQGNPLCPRY (SEQ ID NO:995) corresponding to amino acids 1542-1555 of HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506), wherein said first amino acid sequence, second amino acid sequence, third amino acid sequence and fourth amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506), comprising an amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence encoding for WAPGAALGQGREGRTQAGAGLLEPAQAEPGRQLTRLHR (SEQ ID NO: 1021), corresponding to HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506).


3. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VWSATQGNPLCPRY (SEQ ID NO:995) in HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506).


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485) ) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 67Changes to CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 486)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change1177variant1202variant1208variant1211variant1287variant


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 68, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence s variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 68Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?128Q ->No141L -> VYes183G ->No211G ->No322A -> VNo322A ->No347S -> YYes423Q ->No478P -> LYes549H -> PYes608L -> VYes617K -> EYes726P -> LYes872V -> AYes907A -> TYes959E -> DYes1073D -> GYes1120P -> LYes1121C -> SYes1124L -> IYes1125D -> HYes1176S -> NYes1207A -> VYes1210R -> LYes1286A -> SYes1317I -> FYes1390K -> ENo1465R ->No


Variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 501 and ends at position 5165. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 69 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 69Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?304A -> GYes884G ->No921C -> GYes1049C ->No1131G ->No1465C ->No1465C -> TNo1517C -> TYes1540C -> AYes1768A ->No1778C -> TYes1933C -> TYes1985C -> TYes2146A -> CYes2162G -> AYes2322C -> GYes2349A -> GYes2435G -> AYes2540C -> TNo2677C -> TYes2975C -> TYes3115T -> CYes3146G -> TYes3219G -> AYes3377A -> CYes3456T -> CYes3611G -> TYes3718A -> GYes3785C -> AYes3859C -> TYes3862G -> CYes3870T -> AYes3873G -> CYes3875C -> TYes4027G -> AYes4034T -> CYes4115C -> GYes4120C -> TYes4129G -> TYes4130G -> CYes4226G -> AYes4232C -> GYes4235G -> AYes4356G -> TYes4449A -> TYes4668A -> GNo4760T -> CYes4894G ->No5765G -> AYes6230T -> GYes6552G -> CYes7005C -> GYes7216G -> CNo7259G -> AYes7269A -> CYes7444A -> CYes7450G -> AYes7515A -> CYes


As noted above, cluster HSCOC4 features 79 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node1 (SEQ ID NO:406) according to the present invention is supported by 24 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 70 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 70Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID1535NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID1535NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID1535NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID1535NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID1535NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID1535NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID1535NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID1535NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID1535NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID1535NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID1535NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID1535NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID1535NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID1535NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID1535NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID1535NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID1535NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID1535NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID1535NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node5 (SEQ ID NO:407) according to the present invention is supported by 29 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 71 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 71Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID566764NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID566764NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID566764NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID566764NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID566764NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID566764NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID566764NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID566764NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID566764NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID566764NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID566764NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID566764NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID566764NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID566764NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID566764NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID566764NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID566764NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID566764NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID566764NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node7 (SEQ ID NO:408) according to the present invention is supported by 35 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 72 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 72Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID765885NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID765885NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID765885NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID765885NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID765885NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID765885NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID765885NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID765885NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID765885NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID765885NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID765885NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID765885NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID765885NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID765885NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID765885NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID765885NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID765885NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID765885NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID765885NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node30 (SEQ ID NO:409) according to the present invention is supported by 35 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11(SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 73 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 73Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID17611940NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID14591638NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID16621841NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node33 (SEQ ID NO:410) according to the present invention is supported by 30 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 74 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 74Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID19412123NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID16391821NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID18422024NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node35 (SEQ ID NO:411) according to the present invention is supported by 31 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 75 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 75Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID21242309NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID18222007NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID20252210NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node37 (SEQ ID NO:412) according to the present invention is supported by 33 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 76 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 76Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID23102468NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID20082166NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID22112369NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node39 (SEQ ID NO:413) according to the present invention is supported by 35 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 77 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 77Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID24692595NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID21672293NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID23702496NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node43 (SEQ ID NO:414) according to the present invention is supported by 34 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1—T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 78 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 78Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID26712868NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID23692566NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID25722769NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node48 (SEQ ID NO:415) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389). Table 79 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 79Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID29533210NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID29533210NO: 389)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node49 (SEQ ID NO:416) according to the present invention is supported by 37 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 80 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 80Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID29533092NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID32113350NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID32113350NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID29533092NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID30523191NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID27502889NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID29533092NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID29533092NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID29533092NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID29533092NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID29533092NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID29533092NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID29533092NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID29533092NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID29533092NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID29533092NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID29533092NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID29533092NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID29533092NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node51 (SEQ ID NO:417) according to the present invention is supported by 40 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 81 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 81Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID32063415NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID33513560NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID34643673NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID30933302NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID31923401NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID28903099NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID30933302NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID30933302NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID30933302NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID30933302NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID30933302NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID30933302NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID30933302NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID30933302NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID30933302NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID30933302NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID30933302NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID30933302NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID30933302NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node58 (SEQ ID NO:418) according to the present invention is supported by 52 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ;ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 82 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 82Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID36053767NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID37503912NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID38634025NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID34923654NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID35913753NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID32893451NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID34923654NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID34923654NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID34923654NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID34923654NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID34923654NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID34923654NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID34923654NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID34923654NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID34923654NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID34923654NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID34923654NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID34923654NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID34923654NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node59 (SEQ ID NO:419) according to the present invention is supported by 8 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390). Table 83 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 83Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID36553833NO: 390)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node62 (SEQ ID NO:420) according to the present invention is supported by 61 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1—T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 84 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 84Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID38444000NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID39894145NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID41024258NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID39104066NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID38303986NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID35283684NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID37313887NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID37313887NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID37313887NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID37313887NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID37313887NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID37313887NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID37313887NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID37313887NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID37313887NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID37313887NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID37313887NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID37313887NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID37313887NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node66 (SEQ ID NO:421) according to the present invention is supported by 65 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 85 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 85Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID41184289NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID42634434NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID43764547NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID41844355NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID41044275NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID38023973NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID40054176NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID40054176NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID40054176NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID40054176NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID40054176NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID40054176NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID40054176NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID40054176NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID40054176NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID40054176NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID40054176NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID40054176NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID40054176NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node72 (SEQ ID NO:422) according to the present invention is supported by 65 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 86 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 86Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID43924522NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID45374667NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID46504780NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID44584588NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID43784508NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID40764206NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID42794409NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID42794409NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID42794409NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID42794409NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID42794409NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID42794409NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID42794409NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID42794409NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID42794409NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID42794409NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID42794409NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID42794409NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node77 (SEQ ID NO:423) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398). Table 87 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 87Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID45784970NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID46605052NO: 398)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node79 (SEQ ID NO:424) according to the present invention is supported by 6 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394). Table 88 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 88Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID46385686NO: 394)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node93 (SEQ ID NO:425) according to the present invention is supported by 25 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399). Table 89 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 89Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID50856566NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID52896770NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID50856566NO: 399)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node100 (SEQ ID NO:426) according to the present invention is supported by 13 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399). Table 90 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 90Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID66796843NO: 399)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node105 (SEQ ID NO:427) according to the present invention is supported by 9 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 91 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 91Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID53775558NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID54625643NO: 404)


Microarray (chip) data is also available for this segment as follows. As described above with regard to the cluster itself, various oligonucleotides were tested for being differentially expressed in various disease conditions, particularly cancer. The following oligonucleotides were found to hit this segment (with regard to breast cancer), shown in Table 92.

TABLE 92Oligonucleotides related to this segmentChipOligonucleotide nameOverexpressed in cancersreferenceHSCOC4_0_0_9883 (SEQ IDbreast malignant tumorsBRSNO: 909)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node107 (SEQ ID NO:428) according to the present invention is supported by 27 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 93 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 93Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID54615722NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID56435904NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID57285989NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node108 (SEQ ID NO:429) according to the present invention is supported by 120 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 94 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 94Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID55745706NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID57195851NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID58325964NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID56405772NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID55605692NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID52585390NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID69527084NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID65106642NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID71567288NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID58545986NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID54145546NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID59366068NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID71177249NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID57235855NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID59056037NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID53585490NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID55465678NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID59906122NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID44994631NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node109 (SEQ ID NO:430) according to the present invention is supported by 12 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401). Table 95 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 95Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID58565998NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID60386180NO: 401)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node110 (SEQ ID NO:431) according to the present invention is supported by 97 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 96 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 96Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID57075856NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID58526001NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID59656114NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID57735922NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID56935842NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID53915540NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID70857234NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID66436792NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID72897438NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID59876136NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID55475696NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID60696218NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID72507399NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID59996148NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID61816330NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID54915640NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID56795828NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID61236272NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID46324781NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node112 (SEQ ID NO:432) according to the present invention is supported by 71 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 97 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 97Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID59485989NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID60936134NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID62066247NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID60146055NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID59345975NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID56325673NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID73267367NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID68846925NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID75307571NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID62286269NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID57885829NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID63106351NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID74917532NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID62406619NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID64226801NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID57325773NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID59205961NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID63646743NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID48734914NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node113 (SEQ ID NO:433) according to the present invention is supported by 19 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 98 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 98Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID66207765NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID68027947NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID67447889NO: 404)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node2 (SEQ ID NO:434) according to the present invention is supported by 25 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 99 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 99Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID536565NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID536565NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID536565NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID536565NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID536565NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID536565NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID536565NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID536565NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID536565NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID536565NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID536565NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID536565NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID536565NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID536565NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID536565NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID536565NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID536565NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID536565NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID536565NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node8 (SEQ ID NO:435) according to the present invention is supported by 35 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 100 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 100Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID886966NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID886966NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID886966NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID886966NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID886966NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID886966NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID886966NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID886966NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID886966NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID886966NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID886966NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID886966NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID886966NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID886966NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID886966NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID886966NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID886966NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID886966NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID886966NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node10 (SEQ ID NO:436) according to the present invention is supported by 33 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 101 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 101Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID9671037NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node12 (SEQ ID NO:437) according to the present invention is supported by 33 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 102 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 102Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID10381126NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node14 (SEQ ID NO:438) according to the present invention is supported by 30 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 103 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 103Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID11271209NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node17 (SEQ ID NO:439) according to the present invention is supported by 28 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 104 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 104Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID12101306NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node19 (SEQ ID NO:440) according to the present invention is supported by 27 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1—T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 105 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 105Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID13071412NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node21 (SEQ ID NO:441) according to the present invention is supported by 26 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA—1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 106 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 106Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID12101236NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID14131439NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node22 (SEQ ID NO:442) according to the present invention is supported by 26 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 107 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 107Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID12371342NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID14401545NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node28 (SEQ ID NO:443) according to the present invention is supported by 34 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 108 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 108Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID13431458NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID15461661NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node29 (SEQ ID NO:444) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391). Table 109 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 109Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID16621760NO: 391)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node41 (SEQ ID NO:445) according to the present invention is supported by 32 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 110 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 110Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID25962670NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID22942368NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID24972571NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node45 (SEQ ID NO:446) according to the present invention is supported by 31 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 111 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 111Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID28692980NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID25672678NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID27702881NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node47 (SEQ ID NO:447) according to the present invention is supported by 32 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 112 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 112Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID29813051NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID26792749NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID28822952NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node50 (SEQ ID NO:448) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389). Table 113 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 113Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID30933205NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID33513463NO: 389)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node53 (SEQ ID NO:449) according to the present invention is supported by 38 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 114 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 114Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID34163467NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID35613612NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID36743725NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID33033354NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID34023453NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID31003151NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID33033354NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID33033354NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID33033354NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID33033354NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID33033354NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID33033354NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID33033354NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID33033354NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID33033354NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID33033354NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID33033354NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID33033354NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID33033354NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node55 (SEQ ID NO:450) according to the present invention is supported by 40 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 115 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 115Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID34683557NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID36133702NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID37263815NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID33553444NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID34543543NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID31523241NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID33553444NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID33553444NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID33553444NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID33553444NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID33553444NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID33553444NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID33553444NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID33553444NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID33553444NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID33553444NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID33553444NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID33553444NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID33553444NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node57 (SEQ ID NO:451) according to the present invention is supported by 42 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 116 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 116Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID35583604NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID37033749NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID38163862NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID34453491NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID35443590NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID32423288NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID34453491NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID34453491NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID34453491NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID34453491NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID34453491NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID34453491NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID34453491NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID34453491NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID34453491NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID34453491NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID34453491NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID34453491NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID34453491NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1—node60 (SEQ ID NO:452) according to the present invention is supported by 50 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 117 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 117Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID37683843NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID39133988NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID40264101NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID38343909NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID37543829NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID34523527NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID36553730NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID36553730NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID36553730NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID36553730NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID36553730NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID36553730NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID36553730NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID36553730NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID36553730NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID36553730NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID36553730NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID36553730NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID36553730NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node64 (SEQ ID NO:453) according to the present invention is supported by 65 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15(SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 118 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 118Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID40014117NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID41464262NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID42594375NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID40674183NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID39874103NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID36853801NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID38884004NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID38884004NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID38884004NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID38884004NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID38884004NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID38884004NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID38884004NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID38884004NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID38884004NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID38884004NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID38884004NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID38884004NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID38884004NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node69 (SEQ ID NO:454) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 119 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 119Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID42904309NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID44354454NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID45484567NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID43564375NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID42764295NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID39743993NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID41774196NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID41774196NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID41774196NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID41774196NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID41774196NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID41774196NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID41774196NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID41774196NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID41774196NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID41774196NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID41774196NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID41774196NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID41774196NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node70 (SEQ ID NO:455) according to the present invention is supported by 58 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 120 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 120Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID43104349NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID44554494NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID45684607NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID43764415NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID42964335NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID39944033NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID41974236NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID41974236NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID41974236NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID41974236NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID41974236NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID41974236NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID41974236NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID41974236NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID41974236NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID41974236NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID41974236NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID41974236NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node71 (SEQ ID NO:456) according to the present invention is supported by 58 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1—T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 121 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 121Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID43504391NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID44954536NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID46084649NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID44164457NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID43364377NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID40344075NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID42374278NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID42374278NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID42374278NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID42374278NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID42374278NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID42374278NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID42374278NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID42374278NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID42374278NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID42374278NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID42374278NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID42374278NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node73 (SEQ ID NO:457) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398). Table 122 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 122Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID44104491NO: 398)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node74 (SEQ ID NO:458) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 123 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 123Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID45234546NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID46684691NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID47814804NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID45894612NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID45094532NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID42074230NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID44104433NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID44104433NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID44104433NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID44104433NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID44104433NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID44924515NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID44104433NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID44104433NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID44104433NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID44104433NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID44104433NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID44104433NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node75 (SEQ ID NO:459) according to the present invention is supported by 65 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 124 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 124Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID45474626NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID46924771NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID48054884NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID46134692NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID45334612NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID42314310NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID44344513NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID44344513NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID44344513NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID44344513NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID44344513NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID45164595NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID44344513NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID44344513NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID44344513NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID44344513NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID44344513NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID44344513NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node76 (SEQ ID NO:460) according to the present invention is supported by 66 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 125 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 125Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID46274690NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID47724835NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID48854948NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID46934756NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID46134676NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID43114374NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID45144577NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID45144577NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID45144577NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID45144577NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID45144577NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID45964659NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID45144577NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID45144577NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID45144577NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID45144577NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID45144577NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID45144577NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node78 (SEQ ID NO:461) according to the present invention is supported by 71 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 126 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 126Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID46914750NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID48364895NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID49495008NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID47574816NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID46774736NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID43754434NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID45784637NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID45784637NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID45784637NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID49715030NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID45784637NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID50535112NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID45784637NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID45784637NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID45784637NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID45784637NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID45784637NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID45784637NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node80 (SEQ ID NO:462) according to the present invention is supported by 75 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA—1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15(SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 127 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 127Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID47514844NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID48964989NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID50095102NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID48174910NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID47374830NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID44354528NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID46384731NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID56875780NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID46384731NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID50315124NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID46384731NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID51135206NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID46384731NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID46384731NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID46384731NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID46384731NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID46384731NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID46384731NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node82 (SEQ ID NO:463) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 128 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 128Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID48454855NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID49905000NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID51035113NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID49114921NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID48314841NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID45294539NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID47324742NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID57815791NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID47324742NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID51255135NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID47324742NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID52075217NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID47324742NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID47324742NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID47324742NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID47324742NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID47324742NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID47324742NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node83 (SEQ ID NO:464) according to the present invention is supported by 77 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 129 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 129Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID48564971NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID50015116NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID51145229NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID49225037NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID48424957NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID45404655NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID47434858NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID57925907NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID47434858NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID51365251NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID47434858NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID52185333NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID47434858NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID47434858NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID47434858NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID47434858NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID47434858NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID47434858NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node84 (SEQ ID NO:465) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 130 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 130Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID49724984NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID51175129NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID52305242NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID50385050NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID49584970NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID46564668NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID48594871NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID59085920NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID48594871NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID52525264NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID48594871NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID53345346NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID48594871NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID48594871NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID48594871NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID48594871NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID48594871NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID48594871NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node85 (SEQ ID NO:466) according to the present invention is supported by 68 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 131 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 131Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID49855031NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID51305176NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID52435289NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID50515097NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID49715017NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID46694715NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID48724918NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID59215967NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID48724918NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID52655311NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID53475393NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID48724918NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID48724918NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID48724918NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID48724918NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID48724918NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID48724918NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node86 (SEQ ID NO:467) according to the present invention is supported by 7 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395). Table 132 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 132Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID49195032NO: 395)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node87 (SEQ ID NO:468) according to the present invention is supported by 74 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) . Table 133 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 133Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID50325122NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID51775267NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID52905380NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID50985188NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID50185108NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID47164806NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID49195009NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID59686058NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID50335123NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID53125402NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID48724962NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID53945484NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID49195009NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID49195009NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID49195009NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID49195009NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID49195009NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID49195009NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node88 (SEQ ID NO:469) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395). Table 134 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 134Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID51245213NO: 395)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node89 (SEQ ID NO:470) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 135 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 135Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID51235131NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID52685276NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID53815389NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID51895197NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID51095117NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID48074815NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID50105018NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID60596067NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID52145222NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID54035411NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID49634971NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID54855493NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID50105018NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID50105018NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID50105018NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID50105018NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID50105018NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID50105018NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node90 (SEQ ID NO:471) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 136 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 136Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID51325142NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID52775287NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID53905400NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID51985208NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID51185128NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID48164826NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID50195029NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID60686078NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID52235233NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID54125422NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID49724982NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID54945504NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID50195029NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID50195029NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID50195029NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID50195029NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID50195029NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID50195029NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node91 (SEQ ID NO:472) according to the present invention is supported by 78 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 137 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 137Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID51435179NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID52885324NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID54015437NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID52095245NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID51295165NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID48274863NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID50305066NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID60796115NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID52345270NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID54235459NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID49835019NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID55055541NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID50305066NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID50305066NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID50305066NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID50305066NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID50305066NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID50305066NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node92 (SEQ ID NO:473) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) . Table 138 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 138Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID51805197NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID53255342NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID54385455NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID52465263NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID51665183NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID48644881NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID50675084NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID61166133NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID52715288NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID54605477NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID50205037NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID55425559NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID50675084NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID50675084NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID50675084NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID50675084NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID50675084NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID50675084NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node94 (SEQ ID NO:474) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399). Table 139 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 139Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID65676575NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID67716779NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID65676575NO: 399)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node96 (SEQ ID NO:475) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 140 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 140Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID51985205NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID53435350NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID54565463NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID52645271NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID51845191NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID48824889NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID65766583NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID61346141NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID67806787NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID54785485NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID50385045NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID55605567NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID65766583NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID50855092NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID50855092NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID50855092NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID50855092NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node97 (SEQ ID NO:476) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 141 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 141Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID52065222NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID53515367NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID54645480NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID52725288NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID51925208NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID48904906NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID65846600NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID61426158NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID67886804NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID54865502NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID50465062NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID55685584NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID65846600NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID50935109NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID50935109NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID50935109NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID50935109NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node98 (SEQ ID NO:477) according to the present invention is supported by 93 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 142 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 142Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID52235271NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID53685416NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID54815529NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID52895337NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID52095257NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID49074955NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID66016649NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID61596207NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID68056853NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID55035551NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID50635111NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID55855633NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID66016649NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID51105158NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID51105158NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID51105158NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID51105158NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node99 (SEQ ID NO:478) according to the present invention is supported by 93 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 143 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 143Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID52725300NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID54175445NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID55305558NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID53385366NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID52585286NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID49564984NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID66506678NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID62086236NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID68546882NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID55525580NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID51125140NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID56345662NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID66506678NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID51595187NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID51595187NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID51595187NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID51595187NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID41974225NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node101 (SEQ ID NO:479) according to the present invention is supported by 116 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 144 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 144Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID53015390NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID54465535NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID55595648NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID53675456NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID52875376NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID49855074NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID66796768NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID62376326NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID68836972NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID55815670NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID51415230NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID56635752NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID68446933NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID51885277NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID51885277NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID50855174NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID51885277NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID51885277NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID42264315NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node102 (SEQ ID NO:480) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404). Table 145 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 145Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID52785362NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID52785362NO: 404)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node103 (SEQ ID NO:481) according to the present invention is supported by 106 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 146 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 146Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID53915463NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID55365608NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID56495721NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID54575529NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID53775449NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID50755147NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID67696841NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID63276399NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID69737045NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID56715743NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID52315303NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID57535825NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID69347006NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID52785350NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID52785350NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID51755247NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID53635435NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID53635435NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID43164388NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node104 (SEQ ID NO:482) according to the present invention is supported by 101 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 147 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 147Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID54645489NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID56095634NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID57225747NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID55305555NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID54505475NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID51485173NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID68426867NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID64006425NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID70467071NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID57445769NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID53045329NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID58265851NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID70077032NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID53515376NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID53515376NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID52485273NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID54365461NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID54365461NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID43894414NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node106 (SEQ ID NO:483) according to the present invention is supported by 110 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 148 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 148Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID54905573NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID56355718NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID57485831NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID55565639NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID54765559NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID51745257NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID68686951NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID64266509NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID70727155NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID57705853NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID53305413NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID58525935NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID70337116NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID53775460NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID55595642NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID52745357NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID54625545NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID56445727NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID44154498NO: 405)


Segment cluster HSCOC4_PEA1_node111 (SEQ ID NO:484) according to the present invention is supported by 77 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSCOC4_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:387), HSCOC4_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:388), HSCOC4_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:389), HSCOC4_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:390), HSCOC4_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:391), HSCOC4_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:392), HSCOC4_PEA1_T8 (SEQ ID NO:393), HSCOC4_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:394), HSCOC4_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:395), HSCOC4_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:396), HSCOC4_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:397), HSCOC4_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:398), HSCOC4_PEA1_T21 (SEQ ID NO:399), HSCOC4_PEA1_T25 (SEQ ID NO:400), HSCOC4_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:401), HSCOC4_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:402), HSCOC4_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:403), HSCOC4_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:404) and HSCOC4_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:405). Table 149 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 149Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionHSCOC4_PEA_1_T1 (SEQ ID58575947NO: 387)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID60026092NO: 388)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID61156205NO: 389)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID59236013NO: 390)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID58435933NO: 391)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID55415631NO: 392)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T8 (SEQ ID72357325NO: 393)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID67936883NO: 394)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID74397529NO: 395)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID61376227NO: 396)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID56975787NO: 397)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ ID62196309NO: 398)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T21 (SEQ ID74007490NO: 399)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T25 (SEQ ID61496239NO: 400)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID63316421NO: 401)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T30 (SEQ ID56415731NO: 402)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T31 (SEQ ID58295919NO: 403)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID62736363NO: 404)HSCOC4_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID47824872NO: 405)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:488)×CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:8438.00Escore:0Matching length:870Total length:870Matching Percent Similarity:99.66Matching Percent99.66Identity:Total Percent Similarity:99.66Total Percent Identity:99.66Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .         .         .         .         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850         .         .851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVRPHRS870|||||||||||||||  | |851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVS870


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:489)×CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:7969.00Escore:0Matching length:818Total length:818Matching Percent Similarity:100.00Matching Percent100.00Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DEVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNEEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLRLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKG818||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKG818


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:490)×CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:10211.00Escore:0Matching length:1052Total length:1052Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent100.00Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFETLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .         .         .         .         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVEREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850         .         .         .         .         .851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900         .         .         .         .         .901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950         .         .         .         .         .951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000         .         .         .         .         .1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ10501051KG1052||1051KG1052


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:491)×CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:13367.00Escore:0Matching length:1380Total length:1380Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent100.00Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .         .         .         .         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850         .         .         .         .         .851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900         .         .         .         .         .901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950         .         .         .         .         .951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000         .         .         .         .         .1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050         .         .         .         .         .1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100         .         .         .         .         .1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150         .         .         .         .         .1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200         .         .         .         .         .1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250         .         .         .         .         .1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300         .         .         .         .         .1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350         .         .         .1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKV1380||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKV1380


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P15 (SEQ ID NO:492)×CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:13174.00Escore:0Matching length:1359Total length:1359Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent100.00Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGH0LFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .         .         .         .         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850         .         .         .         .         .851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900         .         .         .         .         .901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950         .         .         .         .         .951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000         .         .         .         .         .1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLTQ1050||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050         .         .         .         .         .1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100         .         .         .         .         .1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150         .         .         .         .         .1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200         .         .         .         .         .1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250         .         .         .         .         .1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300         .         .         .         .         .1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ13501351IRGLEEELQ1359|||||||||1351IRGLEEELQ1359


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P16 (SEQ ID NO:493)×CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:14137.00Escore:0Matching length:1457Total length:1457Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent100.00Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .         .         .         .         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850         .         .         .         .         .851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900         .         .         .         .         .901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950         .         .         .         .         .951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000         .         .         .         .         .1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050         .         .         .         .         .1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100         .         .         .         .         .1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150         .         .         .         .         .1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200         .         .         .         .         .1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250         .         .         .         .         .1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300         .         .         .         .         .1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350         .         .         .         .         .1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400         .         .         .         .         .1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR14501451RRREAPK1457|||||||1451RRREAPK1457


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P20 (SEQ ID NO:494)×CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:12641.00Escore:0Matching length:1303Total length:1303Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent100.00Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKCSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSEYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVEEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .         .         .         .         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850         .         .         .         .         .851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900         .         .         .         .         .901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950         .         .         .         .         .951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000         .         .         .         .         .1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050         .         .         .         .         .1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100         .         .         .         .         .1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150         .         .         .         .         .1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200         .         .         .         .         .1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250         .         .         .         .         .1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR13001301STQ1303|||1301STQ1303


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P9 (SEQ ID NO:495)×CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:14831.00Escore:0Matching length:1529Total length:1529Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent100.00Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLTWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGRLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DRPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .         .         .         .         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850         .         .         .         .         .851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900         .         .         .         .         .901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950         .         .         .         .         .951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000         .         .         .         .         .1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050         .         .         .         .         .1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100         .         .         .         .         .1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150         .         .         .         .         .1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200         .         .         .         .         .1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250         .         .         .         .         .1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300         .         .         .         .         .1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350         .         .         .         .         .1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400         .         .         .         .         .1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450         .         .         .         .         .1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRAD1500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRAD1500         .         .1501LEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLLYFDSV1529|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1501LEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLLYFDSV1529


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P22 (SEQ ID NO:496)×CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:16066.00Escore:0Matching length:1654Total length:1654Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent99.94Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:99.94Gaps:0


Alignment

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYTYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGTTDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .         .         .         .         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850         .         .         .         .         .851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900         .         .         .         .         .901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950         .         .         .         .         .951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000         .         .         .         .         .1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050         .         .         .         .         .1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100         .         .         .         .         .1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150         .         .         .         .         .1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200         .         .         .         .         .1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250         .         .         .         .         .1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300         .         .         .         .         .1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWTASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350         .         .         .         .         .1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400         .         .         .         .         .1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450         .         .         .         .         .1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRAD1500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRAD1500         .         .         .         .         .1501LEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLLYFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQ1550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1501LEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLLYFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQ1550         .         .         .         .         .1551PASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLCSAEVCQCAEGKCPRQRR1600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1551PASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLCSAEVCQCAEGKCPRQRR1600         .         .         .         .         .1601ALERGLQDEDGYRMKFACYYPRVEYGFQVKVLREDSRAAFRLFETKITQV1650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1601ALERGLQDEDGYRMKFACYYPRVEYGFQVKVLREDSRAAFRLFETKITQV16501651LHFS1654|||:1651LHFT1654


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P23 (SEQ ID NO:497)×CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:15806.00Escore:0Matching length:1626Total length:1626Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent100.00Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSEFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPRPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDTPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .         .         .         .         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850         .         .         .         .         .851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900         .         .         .         .         .901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950         .         .         .         .         .951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000         .         .         .         .         .1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050         .         .         .         .         .1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100         .         .         .         .         .1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150         .         .         .         .         .1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200         .         .         .         .         .1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250         .         .         .         .         .1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300         .         .         .         .         .1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350         .         .         .         .         .1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400         .         .         .         .         .1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450         .         .         .         .         .1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRAD1500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRAD1500         .         .         .         .         .1501LEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLLYFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQ1550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1501LEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLLYFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQ1550         .         .         .         .         .1551PASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLCSAEVCQCAEGKCPRQRR1600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1551PASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLCSAEVCQCAEGKCPRQRR1600         .         .1601ALERGLQDEDGYRMKFACYYPRVEYG1626||||||||||||||||||||||||||1601ALERGLQDEDGYRMKFACYYPRVEYG1626


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:498)×CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:14823.00Escore:0Matching length:1528Total length:1528Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent100.00Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLESPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .         .         .         .         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850         .         .         .         .         .851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900         .         .         .         .         .901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950         .         .         .         .         .951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000         .         .         .         .         .1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050         .         .         .         .         .1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100         .         .         .         .         .1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150         .         .         .         .         .1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200         .         .         .         .         .1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250         .         .         .         .         .1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300         .         .         .         .         .1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350         .         .         .         .         .1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400         .         .         .         .         .1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450         .         .         .         .         .1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRAD1500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRAD1500         .         .1501LEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLLYFDS1528||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1501LEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLLYFDS1528


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:499)×CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:15464.00Escore:0Matching length:1593Total length:1593Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent100.00Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGRLDEMQLDTQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .         .         .         .         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850         .         .         .         .         .851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900         .         .         .         .         .901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950         .         .         .         .         .951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000         .         .         .         .         .1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050         .         .         .         .         .1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100         .         .         .         .         .1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150         .         .         .         .         .1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200         .         .         .         .         .1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250         .         .         .         .         .1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300         .         .         .         .         .1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350         .         .         .         .         .1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400         .         .         .         .         .1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450         .         .         .         .         .1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRAD1500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRAD1500         .         .         .         .         .1501LEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLLYFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQ1550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1501LEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLLYFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQ1550         .         .         .         .1551PASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLCSAEVCQCAEG1593|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1551PASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLCSAEVCQCAEG1593


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P26 (SEQ ID NO:500)×CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:15464.00Escore:0Matching length:1593Total length:1593Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent100.00Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDCDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .         .         .         .         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850         .         .         .         .         .851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900         .         .         .         .         .901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950         .         .         .         .         .951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000         .         .         .         .         .1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050         .         .         .         .         .1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100         .         .         .         .         .1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150         .         .         .         .         .1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200         .         .         .         .         .1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250         .         .         .         .         .1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300         .         .         .         .         .1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350         .         .         .         .         .1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400         .         .         .         .         .1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450         .         .         .         .         .1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRAD1500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRAD1500         .         .         .         .         .1501LEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLLYFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQ1550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1501LEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLLYFDSVPTSRECVGFEAVQEVPVGLVQ1550         .         .         .         .1551PASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLCSAEVCQCAEG1593|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1551PASATLYDYYNPERRCSVFYGAPSKSRLLATLCSAEVCQCAEG1593


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN_V3 (SEQ ID NO:487)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:501)×CO4_HUMAN_V3 (SEQ ID NO:487).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:11940.00Escore:0Matching length:1232Total length:1232Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent100.00Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .         .         .         .         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850         .         .         .         .         .851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900         .         .         .         .         .901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950         .         .         .         .         .951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000         .         .         .         .         .1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050         .         .         .         .         .1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100         .         .         .         .         .1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150         .         .         .         .         .1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200         .         .         .1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGS1232||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGS1232


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NQ:485)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:502)×CO4_HUMAN (SEQ (SEQ ID NO:485).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:7969.00Escore:0Matching length:818Total length:818Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKG818||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKG818


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:503)×CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:3766.00Escore:0Matching length:387Total length:387Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alingment

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQ387|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQ387


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P40 (SEQ ID NO:504)×CO4_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:485).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2309.00Escore:0Matching length:236Total length:236Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKY236||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKY236


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P41 (SEQ ID NO:505)×CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:14831.00Escore:0Matching length:1529Total length:1529Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent100.00Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPELLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPELLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYPVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQFAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .         .         .         .         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850         .         .         .         .         .851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVRVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900         .         .         .         .         .901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQTEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQTEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950         .         .         .         .         .951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000         .         .         .         .         .1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050         .         .         .         .         .1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100         .         .         .         .         .1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150         .         .         .         .         .1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200         .         .         .         .         .1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250         .         .         .         .         .1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300         .         .         .         .         .1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350         .         .         .         .         .1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400         .         .         .         .         .1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450         .         .         .         .         .1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRAD1500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIWRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRAD1500         .         .1501LEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLLYFDSV1529|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1501LEKLTSLSDRYVSHFETEGPHVLLYFDSV1529


Sequence name: CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSCOC4_PEA1_P42 (SEQ ID NO:506)×CO4_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:486).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:14480.00Escore:0Matching length:1506Total length:1544Matching Percent99.93Matching Percent99.87Similarity:Identity:Total Percent Similarity:97.47Total Percent Identity:97.41Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRLLWGLIWASSFFTLSLQKPRLLLFSPSVVHLGVPLSVGVQLQDVPRGQ50         .         .         .         .         .51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51VVKGSVFLRNPSRNNVPCSPKVDFTLSSERDFALLSLQVPLKDAKSCGLH100         .         .         .         .         .101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101QLLRGPEVQLVAHSPWLKDSLSRTTNIQGINLLFSSRRGHLFLQTDQPIY150         .         .         .         .         .151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151NPGQRVRYRVFALDQKMRPSTDTITVMVENSHGLRVRKKEVYMPSSIFQD200         .         .         .         .         .201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201DFVIPDISEPGTWKISARFSDGLESNSSTQFEVKKYVLPNFEVKITPGKP250         .         .         .         .         .251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251YILTVPGHLDEMQLDIQARYIYGKPVQGVAYVRFGLLDEDGKKTFFRGLE300         .         .         .         .         .301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301SQTKLVNGQSHISLSKAEFQDALEKLNMGITDLQGLRLYVAAAIIESPGG350         .         .         .         .         .351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EMEEAELTSWYFVSSPFSLDLSKTKRHLVPGAPFLLQALVREMSGSPASG400         .         .         .         .         .401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401IPVKVSATVSSPGSVPEVQDIQQNTDGSGQVSIPIIIPQTISELQLSVSA450         .         .         .         .         .451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451GSPHPAIARLTVAAPPSGGPGFLSIERPDSRPPRVGDTLNLNLRAVGSGA500         .         .         .         .         .501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501TFSHYYYMILSRGQIVFMNREPKRTLTSVSVFVDHHLAPSFYFVAFYYHG550         .         .         .         .         .551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551DHPVANSLRVDVQAGACEGKLELSVDGAKQYRNGESVKLHLETDSLALVA600         .         .         .         .         .601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LGALDTALYAAGSKSHKPLNMGKVFEAMNSYDLGCGPGGGDSALQVFQAA650         .         .         .         .         .651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||651GLAFSDGDQWTLSRKRLSCPKEKTTRKKRNVNFQKAINEKLGQYASPTAK700         .         .         .         .         .701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQEAESLRKKSRDKG750||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||701RCCQDGVTRLPMMRSCEQRAARVQQPDCREPFLSCCQEAESLRKKSRDKG750         .         .         .         .         .751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||751QAGLQRALEILQEEDLIDEDDIPVRSFFPENWLWRVETVDRFQILTLWLP800         .         .         .         .         .801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||801DSLTTWEIHGLSLSKTKGLCVATPVQLRVFREFHLHLRLPMSVRRFEQLE850         .         .         .         .         .851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||851LRPVLYNYLDKNLTVSVHVSPVEGLCLAGGGGLAQQVLVPAGSARPVAFS900         .         .         .         .         .901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||901VVPTAAAAVSLKVVARGSFEFPVGDAVSKVLQIEKEGAIHREELVYELNP950         .         .         .         .         .951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||951LDHRGRTLEIPGNSDPNMIPDGDFNSYVRVTASDPLDTLGSEGALSPGGV1000         .         .         .         .         .1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1001ASLLRLPRGCGEQTMIYLAPTLAASRYLDKTEQWSTLPPETKDHAVDLIQ1050         .         .         .         .         .1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1051KGYMRIQQFRKADGSYAAWLSRDSSTWLTAFVLKVLSLAQEQVGGSPEKL1100         .         .         .         .         .1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1101QETSNWLLSQQQADGSFQDPCPVLDRSMQGGLVGNDETVALTAFVTIALH1150         .         .         .         .         .1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1151HGLAVFQDEGAEPLKQRVEASISKASSFLGEKASAGLLGAHAAAITAYAL1200         .         .         .         .         .1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1201TLTKAPADLRGVAHNNLMAMAQETGDNLYWGSVTGSQSNAVSPTPAPRNP1250         .         .         .         .         .1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1251SDPMPQAPALWIETTAYALLHLLLHEGKAEMADQAAAWLTRQGSFQGGFR1300         .         .         .         .         .1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1301STQDTVIALDALSAYWIASHTTEERGLNVTLSSTGRNGFKSHALQLNNRQ1350         .         .         .         .         .1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1351IRGLEEELQFSLGSKINVKVGGNSKGTLKVLRTYNVLDMKNTTCQDLQIE1400         .         .         .         .         .1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1401VTVKGHVEYTMEANEDYEDYEYDELPAKDDPDAPLQPVTPLQLFEGRRNR1450         .         .         .         .         .1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIWWAPGAALGQGREGRTQAGAGLLEPAQA1500|||||||||||||||||||||||1451RRREAPKVVEEQESRVHYTVCIW...........................1473         .         .         .         .1501EPGRQLTRLHRRNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKVWS1544           ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||: |1474...........RNGKVGLSGMAIADVTLLSGFHALRADLEKLTS1506


DESCRIPTION FOR CLUSTER HUMTREFAC

Cluster HUMTREFAC features 2 transcript(s) and 7 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T4507HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T5508









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_node_0
509



HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_node_9
510



HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_node_2
511



HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_node_3
512



HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_node_4
513



HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_node_5
514



HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_node_8
515

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Sequence



Protein Name
ID No.
Corresponding Transcript(s)





HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_P7
517
HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T5




(SEQ ID NO: 508)


HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_P8
518
HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T4




(SEQ ID NO: 507)









These sequences are variants of the known protein Trefoil factor 3 precursor (SwissProt accession identifier TFF3_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms Intestinal trefoil factor; hP1.B), SEQ ID NO: 516, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Trefoil factor 3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:516) is known or believed to have the following function(s): May have a role in promoting cell migration (motogen). The sequence for protein Trefoil factor 3 precursor is given at the end of the application, as “Trefoil factor 3 precursor amino acid sequence”. Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceComment74-76QEA -> TRKT


Protein Trefoil factor 3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:516) localization is believed to be Secreted.


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: defense response; digestion, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; and extracellular, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster HUMTREFAC can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 36 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 36 and Table 5. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues, breast malignant tumors, pancreas carcinoma and prostate cancer.

TABLE 5Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberadrenal40colon797epithelial95general39liver0lung57lymph nodes3breast0muscle3pancreas2prostate16stomach0Thyroid257uterus54









TABLE 6










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4
















adrenal
6.4e−01
6.9e−01
7.1e−01
1.1
7.8e−01
0.9


colon
4.6e−01
5.7e−01
9.7e−01
0.5
1
0.4


epithelial
2.4e−02
3.4e−01
9.5e−10
2.0
5.3e−02
1.1


general
2.5e−04
3.9e−02
1.4e−28
3.6
1.9e−10
1.9


liver
1
6.8e−01
1
1.0
6.9e−01
1.4


lung
4.8e−01
7.6e−01
2.2e−03
1.0
1.6e−01
0.5


lymph nodes
5.1e−01
8.0e−01
2.3e−02
5.0
1.9e−01
2.1


breast
7.6e−02
1.2e−01
3.1e−06
12.0
1.1e−03
6.5


muscle
9.2e−01
4.8e−01
1
0.8
3.9e−01
2.1


pancreas
1.2e−01
2.4e−01
5.7e−03
6.5
2.1e−02
4.6


prostate
1.5e−01
2.7e−01
9.9e−10
8.1
3.1e−07
5.7


stomach
3.0e−01
1.3e−01
5.0e−01
2.0
6.7e−02
2.8


Thyroid
6.4e−01
6.4e−01
9.6e−01
0.5
9.6e−01
0.5


uterus
4.1e−01
7.3e−01
7.5e−02
1.3
4.0e−01
0.8









As noted above, cluster HUMTREFAC features 2 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Trefoil factor 3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:516). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P7 (SEQ ID NO:517) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T5 (SEQ ID NO:508). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P7 (SEQ ID NO:517) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 7, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P7 (SEQ ID NO:517) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?5A -> SNo5A -> TNo14A -> VYes43L -> MNo60P -> SYes123S -> *Yes


Variant protein HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P7 (SEQ ID NO:517) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T5 (SEQ ID NO:508), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T5 (SEQ ID NO:508) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 278 and ends at position 688. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 8 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P7 (SEQ ID NO:517) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?233A -> GYes290G -> ANo290G -> TNo318C -> TYes404C -> ANo404C -> TNo455C -> TYes645C -> AYes685C -> TNo


Variant protein HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T4 (SEQ ID NO:507). An alignment is given to the known protein (Trefoil factor 3 precursor (SEQ ID NO:516)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518) and TFF3_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:516):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAARALCMLGLVLALLSSSSAEEYVGL corresponding to amino acids 1-27 of TFF3_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:516), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-27 of HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence WKVHLPKGEGFSSG (SEQ ID NO:996) corresponding to amino acids 28-41 of HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence WKVHLPKGEGFSSG (SEQ ID NO:996) in HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 9, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 9Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?5A -> SNo5A -> TNo14A -> VYes


Variant protein HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T4 (SEQ ID NO:507), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T4 (SEQ ID NO:507) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 278 and ends at position 400. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 10 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 10Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?233A -> GYes290G -> ANo290G -> TNo318C -> TYes515C -> ANo515C -> TNo566C -> TYes756C -> AYes796C -> TNo1265A -> CNo1266A -> TNo


As noted above, cluster HUMTREFAC features 7 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster HUMTREFAC_PEA2_node0 (SEQ ID NO:509) according to the present invention is supported by 188 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T4 (SEQ ID NO:507) and HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T5 (SEQ ID NO:508). Table 11 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 11Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionHUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T4 (SEQ ID1359NO: 507)HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T5 (SEQ ID1359NO: 508)


Segment cluster HUMTREFAC_PEA2_node9 (SEQ ID NO:510) according to the present invention is supported by 150 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T4 (SEQ ID NO:507) and HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T5 (SEQ ID NO:508). Table 12 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 12Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionHUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T4 (SEQ ID6811266NO: 507)HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T5 (SEQ ID570747NO: 508)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster HUMTREFAC_PEA2_node2 (SEQ ID NO:511) according to the present invention is supported by 4 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T4 (SEQ ID NO:507). Table 13 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 13Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionHUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T4 (SEQ ID360470NO: 507)


Segment cluster HUMTREFAC_PEA2_node3 (SEQ ID NO:512) according to the present invention is supported by 10 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T4 (SEQ ID NO:507) and HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T5 (SEQ ID NO:508). Table 14 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 14Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionHUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T4 (SEQ ID471514NO: 507)HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T5 (SEQ ID360403NO: 508)


Segment cluster HUMTREFAC_PEA2_node4 (SEQ ID NO:513) according to the present invention is supported by 197 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T4 (SEQ ID NO:507) and HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T5 (SEQ ID NO:508). Table 15 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 15Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T4 (SEQ ID515611NO: 507)HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T5 (SEQ ID404500NO: 508)


Segment cluster HUMTREFAC_PEA2_node5 (SEQ ID NO:514) according to the present invention is supported by 187 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T4 (SEQ ID NO:507) and HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T5 (SEQ ID NO:508). Table 16 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 16Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T4 (SEQ ID612661NO: 507)HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T5 (SEQ ID501550NO: 508)


Segment cluster HUMTREFAC_PEA2_node8 (SEQ ID NO:515) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T4 (SEQ ID NO:507) and HUMTREFAC_PEA2_T5 (SEQ ID NO:508). Table 17 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 17Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T4 (SEQ ID662680NO: 507)HUMTREFAC_PEA_2_T5 (SEQ ID551569NO: 508)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: TFF3_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:516)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HUMTREFAC_PEA2_P8 (SEQ ID NO:518)×TFF3_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:516).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:246.00Escore:0Matching length:27Total length:27Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .1MAARALCMLGLVLALLSSSSAEEYVGL27|||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAARALCMLGLVLALLSSSSAEEYVGL27


DESCRIPTION FOR CLUSTER HUMOSTRO

Cluster HUMOSTRO features 3 transcript(s) and 30 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T14519HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16520HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T30521









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.














HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_0
522



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_10
523



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_16
524



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_23
525



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_31
526



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_43
527



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_3
528



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_5
529



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_7
530



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_8
531



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_15
532



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_17
533



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_20
534



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_21
535



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_22
536



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_24
537



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_26
538



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_27
539



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_28
540



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_29
541



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_30
542



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_32
543



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_34
544



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_36
545



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_37
546



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_38
547



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_39
548



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_40
549



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_41
550



HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_node_42
551

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Sequence
Corresponding


Protein Name
ID No.
Transcript(s)













HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_P21
553
HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T14





(SEQ ID NO:519)





HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_P25
554
HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16




(SEQ ID NO:520)





HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_P30
555
HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T30




(SEQ ID NO:521)









These sequences are variants of the known protein Osteopontin precursor (SwissProt accession identifier OSTP_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms Bone sialoprotein 1; Urinary stone protein; Secreted phosphoprotein 1; SPP-1; Nephropontin; Uropontin), SEQ ID NO: 552, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Osteopontin precursor (SEQ ID NO:552) is known or believed to have the following function(s): Binds tightly to hydroxyapatite. Appears to form an integral part of the mineralized matrix. Probably important to cell-matrix interaction;Acts as a cytokine involved in enhancing production of interferon-gamma and interleukin-12 and reducing production of interleukin-10 and is essential in the pathway that leads to type I immunity (By similarity). The sequence for protein Osteopontin precursor (SEQ ID NO:552) is given at the end of the application, as “Osteopontin precursor (SEQ ID NO:552) amino acid sequence”. Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceComment301R -> H (in dbSNP: 4660). /FTId = VAR_014717.188D -> H237T -> A275-278SHEF -> GNSL


Protein Osteopontin precursor (SEQ ID NO:552) localization is believed to be Secreted.


The previously known protein also has the following indication(s) and/or potential therapeutic use(s): Regeneration, bone. It has been investigated for clinical/therapeutic use in humans, for example as a target for an antibody or small molecule, and/or as a direct therapeutic; available information related to these investigations is as follows. Potential pharmaceutically related or therapeutically related activity or activities of the previously known protein are as follows: Bone formation stimulant. A therapeutic role for a protein represented by the cluster has been predicted. The cluster was assigned this field because there was information in the drug database or the public databases (e.g., described herein above) that this protein, or part thereof, is used or can be used for a potential therapeutic indication: Musculoskeletal.


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: ossification; anti-apoptosis; inflammatory response; cell-matrix adhesion; cell-cell signaling, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; defense/immunity protein; cytokine; integrin ligand; protein binding; growth factor; apoptosis inhibitor, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function; and extracellular matrix, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster HUMOSTRO can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 37 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 37 and Table 5. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues, lung malignant tumors, breast malignant tumors, ovarian carcinoma and skin malignancies.

TABLE 5Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberadrenal4bladder0bone897brain506colon69epithelial548general484head and neck50kidney5618liver4lung10lymph nodes75breast8bone marrow62muscle37ovary40pancreas845prostate48skin13stomach73Thyroid0uterus168









TABLE 6










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4
















adrenal
1.5e−01
2.1e−01
2.0e−02
4.6
4.4e−02
3.6


bladder
1.2e−01
9.2e−02
5.7e−02
4.1
2.1e−02
4.3


bone
4.9e−01
7.4e−01
4.1e−06
0.6
5.4e−01
0.4


brain
6.6e−01
7.0e−01
3.2e−01
0.6
1
0.4


colon
2.7e−01
4.0e−01
3.1e−01
1.5
5.2e−01
1.1


epithelial
2.0e−07
1.6e−03
9.8e−01
0.7
1
0.5


general
1.2e−06
1.2e−02
7.9e−01
0.8
1
0.6


head and neck
3.4e−01
5.0e−01
1
0.7
1
0.7


kidney
6.8e−01
7.4e−01
1
0.2
1
0.1


liver
3.3e−01
2.5e−01
1
1.8
2.3e−01
2.6


lung
4.3e−04
4.6e−03
2.1e−30
15.0
2.8e−27
23.5


lymph nodes
6.7e−01
8.7e−01
8.1e−01
0.7
9.9e−01
0.3


breast
2.3e−01
3.0e−01
1.9e−04
6.2
4.1e−03
4.3


bone marrow
7.5e−01
7.8e−01
1
0.3
2.0e−02
1.2


muscle
4.0e−02
7.5e−02
1.1e−01
4.6
5.1e−01
1.5


ovary
4.7e−02
8.4e−02
1.9e−05
5.4
8.3e−04
3.7


pancreas
5.0e−02
3.3e−01
1
0.3
1
0.2


prostate
8.5e−01
9.0e−01
8.9e−01
0.7
9.5e−01
0.6


skin
1.6e−01
1.6e−01
1.2e−10
12.6
5.2e−04
4.1


stomach
1.5e−01
6.3e−01
5.0e−01
1.2
9.4e−01
0.6


Thyroid
2.9e−01
2.9e−01
5.9e−02
2.0
5.9e−02
2.0


uterus
6.1e−02
5.7e−01
1.1e−01
1.3
7.0e−01
0.7









As noted above, cluster HUMOSTRO features 3 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Osteopontin precursor (SEQ ID NO:552). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519). An alignment is given to the known protein (Osteopontin precursor (SEQ ID NO:552)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553) and OSTP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:552):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRIAVICFCLLGITCAIPVKQADSGSSEEKQLYNKYPDAVATWLNPDPSQKQNLLAPQ corresponding to amino acids 1-58 of OSTP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:552), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-58 of HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VFLNFS (SEQ ID NO:997) corresponding to amino acids 59-64 of HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VFLNFS (SEQ ID NO:997) in HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because of manual inspection of known protein localization and/or gene structure.


Variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 7, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?7C -> WNo31Q -> RNo47D -> VYes49S -> PNo


The glycosylation sites of variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553), as compared to the known protein Osteopontin precursor (SEQ ID NO:552), are described in Table 8 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 8Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inPosition inamino acid sequencevariant protein?variant protein?79no106no


Variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 199 and ends at position 390. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 9 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 9Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?136A -> GYes154T ->No159G -> TYes219C -> GNo274-> GNo290A -> GNo338A -> TYes343T -> CNo413G -> CYes707C -> TYes708C -> AYes715A -> GYes730A -> CNo730A -> GNo746T -> CYes767C -> TNo779G -> AYes866-> GNo869T ->No889-> ANo891A -> CNo891A -> GNo905T -> CNo910-> GNo910-> TNo997A -> GNo1026G -> CNo1042-> GNo1042-> TNo1071A ->No1071A -> CNo1098A ->No1105C -> TNo1124-> GNo1135G -> AYes1136T ->No1136T -> GNo1173A -> CNo1173A -> GNo1179A -> GNo1214C -> TYes1246T ->No1246T -> ANo1359A ->No1359A -> GNo1362T ->No1365C -> TYes1366G -> AYes1408A -> CNo1418A -> CNo1433A -> CNo1456A -> CNo1524T -> ANo1524T -> CNo1547A -> GYes1553T ->No1574-> GNo1654A -> CYes1691A -> GNo1703A -> CYes1755A -> CNo1764T ->No


Variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:554) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). An alignment is given to the known protein (Osteopontin precursor (SEQ ID NO:552) ) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:554) and OSTP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:552):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:554), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MRIAVICFCLLGITCAIPVKQADSGSSEEKQ corresponding to amino acids 1-31 of OSTP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:552), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-31 of HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:554), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence H corresponding to amino acids 32-32 of HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:554), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:554) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 10, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:554) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 10Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?7C -> WNo31Q -> RNo


The glycosylation sites of variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:554), as compared to the known protein Osteopontin precursor (SEQ ID NO:552), are described in Table 11 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 11Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inPositionamino acid sequencevariant protein?in variant protein?79no106no


Variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:554) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 199 and ends at position 294. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 12 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:554) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 12Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?136A -> GYes154T ->No159G -> TYes219C -> GNo274-> GNo290A -> GNo419C -> TYes454G -> CYes527A -> TYes532T -> CNo630C -> TYes631C -> AYes638A -> GYes653A -> CNo653A -> GNo669T -> CYes690C -> TNo702G -> AYes789-> GNo792T ->No812-> ANo814A -> CNo814A -> GNo828T -> CNo833-> GNo833-> TNo920A -> GNo949G -> CNo965-> GNo965-> TNo994A ->No994A -> CNo1021A ->No1028C -> TNo1047-> GNo1058G -> AYes1059T ->No1059T -> GNo1096A -> CNo1096A -> GNo1102A -> GNo1137C -> TYes1169T ->No1169T -> ANo1282A ->No1282A -> GNo1285T ->No1288C -> TYes1289G -> AYes1331A -> CNo1341A -> CNo1356A -> CNo1379A -> CNo1447T -> ANo1447T -> CNo1470A -> GYes1476T ->No1497-> GNo1577A -> CYes1614A -> GNo1626A -> CYes1678A -> CNo1687T ->No


Variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:521). An alignment is given to the known protein (Osteopontin precursor (SEQ ID NO:552) ) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555) and OSTP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:552):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90 % homologous to MRIAVICFCLLGITCAIPVKQADSGSSEEKQ corresponding to amino acids 1-31 of OSTP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:552), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-31 of HYMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VSIFYVFI (SEQ ID NO:998) corresponding to amino acids 32-39 of HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence VSIFYVFI (SEQ ID NO:998) in HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 13, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 13Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?7C -> WNo31Q -> RNo


The glycosylation sites of variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555), as compared to the known protein Osteopontin precursor (SEQ ID NO:552), are described in Table 14 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 14Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownamino acid sequencePresent in variant protein?79no106no


Variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:521), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:521) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 199 and ends at position 315. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 15 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 15Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?136A -> GYes154T ->No159G -> TYes219C -> GNo274-> GNo290A -> GNo


As noted above, cluster HUMOSTRO features 30 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node0 (SEQ ID NO:522) according to the present invention is supported by 333 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519), HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1T16 (SEQ ID NO:520) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:521). Table 16 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 16Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T141184(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T161184(SEQ ID NO:520)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T301184(SEQ ID NO:521)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node10 (SEQ ID NO:523) according to the present invention is supported by 4 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 17 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 17Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16292480(SEQ ID NO: 520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node16 (SEQ ID NO:524) according to the present invention is supported by 6 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519). Table 18 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 18Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T14373638(SEQ ID NO:519)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node23 (SEQ ID NO:525) according to the present invention is supported by 334 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 19 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 19Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T14804967(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16727890(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node31 (SEQ ID NO:526) according to the present invention is supported by 350 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 20 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 20Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1411641393(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1610871316(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node43 (SEQ ID NO:527) according to the present invention is supported by 192 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 21 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 21Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1418101846(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1617331769(SEQ ID NO:520)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node3 (SEQ ID NO:528) according to the present invention is supported by 353 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14(SEQ ID NO:519), HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:521). Table 22 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 22Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T14185210(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16185210(SEQ ID NO:520)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T30185210(SEQ ID NO:521)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node5 (SEQ ID NO:529) according to the present invention is supported by 353 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519), HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:521). Table 23 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 23Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T14211252(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16211252(SEQ ID NO:520)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T30211252(SEQ ID NO:521)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node7 (SEQ ID NO:530) according to the present invention is supported by 357 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519), HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:521). Table 24 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 24Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T14253291(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16253291(SEQ ID NO:520)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T30253291(SEQ ID NO:521)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node8 (SEQ ID NO:531) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:521). Table 25 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 25Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T30292378(SEQ ID NO:521)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node15 (SEQ ID NO:532) according to the present invention is supported by 366 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 26 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 26Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T14292372(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16481561(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node17 (SEQ ID NO:533) according to the present invention is supported by 261 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 27 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 27Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T14639680(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16562603(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node20 (SEQ ID NO:534) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 28 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 28Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T14681688(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16604611(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node21 (SEQ ID NO:535) according to the present invention is supported by 315 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 29 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 29Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T14689738(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16612661(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node22 (SEQ ID NO:536) according to the present invention is supported by 322 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 30 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 30Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T14739803(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16662726(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node24 (SEQ ID NO:537) according to the present invention is supported by 270 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 31 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 31Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T149681004(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16891927(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node26 (SEQ ID NO:538) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 32 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 32Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1410051022(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16928945(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node27 (SEQ ID NO:539) according to the present invention is supported by 260 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 33 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 33Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1410231048(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T16946971(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node28 (SEQ ID NO:540) according to the present invention is supported by 273 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 34 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 34Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1410491100(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T169721023(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node29 (SEQ ID NO:541) according to the present invention is supported by 272 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 35 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 35Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1411011151(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1610241074(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node30 (SEQ ID NO:542) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 36 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 36Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1411521163(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1610751086(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node32 (SEQ ID NO:543) according to the present invention is supported by 293 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 37 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 37Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1413941427(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1613171350(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node34 (SEQ ID NO:544) according to the present invention is supported by 301 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 38 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 38Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1414281468(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1613511391(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node36 (SEQ ID NO:545) according to the present invention is supported by 292 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 39 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 39Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1414691504(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1613921427(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node37 (SEQ ID NO:546) according to the present invention is supported by 295 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 40 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 40Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1415051623(SEQ ID NO 519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1614281546(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node38 (SEQ ID NO:547) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 41 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 41Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1416241634(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1615471557(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node39 (SEQ ID NO:548) according to the present invention is supported by 268 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 42 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 42Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1416351725(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1615581648(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node40 (SEQ ID NO:549) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 43 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 43Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1417261743(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1616491666(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node41 (SEQ ID NO:550) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 44 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 44Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1417441749(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1616671672(SEQ ID NO:520)


Segment cluster HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_node42 (SEQ ID NO:551) according to the present invention is supported by 224 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:519) and HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_T16 (SEQ ID NO:520). Table 45 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 45Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1417501809(SEQ ID NO:519)HUMOSTRO_PEA_1_PEA_1_T1616731732(SEQ ID NO:520)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: OSTP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:552)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:553)×OSTP HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:552).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:578.00Escore:0Matching length:58Total length:58Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MRIAVICFCLLGITCAIPVKQADSGSSEEKQLYNKYPDAVATWLNPDPSQ50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRIAVICFCLLGITCAIPVKQADSGSSEEKQLYNKYPDAVATWLNPDPSQ5051KQNLLAPQ58||||||||51KQNLLAPQ58


Sequence name: OSTP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:552)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:554)×OSTP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:552).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:301.00Escore:0Matching length:31Total length:31Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·1MRIAVICFCLLGITCAIPVKQADSGSSEEKQ31|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRIAVICFCLLGITCAIPVKQADSGSSEEKQ31


Sequence name: OSTP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:552)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HUMOSTRO_PEA1_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:555)×OSTP_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:552).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:301.00Escore:0Matching length:31Total length:31Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·1MRIAVICFCLLGITCAIPVKQADSGSSEEKQ31|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MRIAVICFCLLGITCAIPVKQADSGSSEEKQ31


Description for Cluster R11723

Cluster R11723 features 6 transcript(s) and 26 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.R11723_PEA_1_T15556R11723_PEA_1_T17557R11723_PEA_1_T19558R11723_PEA_1_T20559R11723_PEA_1_T5560R11723_PEA_1_T6561









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







R11723_PEA_1_node_13
562



R11723_PEA_1_node_16
563



R11723_PEA_1_node_19
564



R11723_PEA_1_node_2
565



R11723_PEA_1_node_22
566



R11723_PEA_1_node_31
567



R11723_PEA_1_node_10
568



R11723_PEA_1_node_11
569



R11723_PEA_1_node_15
570



R11723_PEA_1_node_18
571



R11723_PEA_1_node_20
572



R11723_PEA_1_node_21
573



R11723_PEA_1_node_23
574



R11723_PEA_1_node_24
575



R11723_PEA_1_node_25
576



R11723_PEA_1_node_26
577



R11723_PEA_1_node_27
578



R11723_PEA_1_node_28
579



R11723_PEA_1_node_29
580



R11723_PEA_1_node_3
581



R11723_PEA_1_node_30
582



R11723_PEA_1_node_4
583



R11723_PEA_1_node_5
584



R11723_PEA_1_node_6
585



R11723_PEA_1_node_7
586



R11723_PEA_1_node_8
587

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Protein Name
Sequence ID No.







R11723_PEA_1_P2
588



R11723_PEA_1_P6
589



R11723_PEA_1_P7
590



R11723_PEA_1_P13
591



R11723_PEA_1_P10
592










Cluster R11723 can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the right hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 38 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 38 and Table 4. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues and kidney malignant tumors.

TABLE 4Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberadrenal0brain30epithelial3general17head and neck0kidney0lung0breast0ovary0pancreas10skin0uterus0









TABLE 5










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





adrenal
4.2e−01
4.6e−01
4.6e−01
2.2
5.3e−01
1.9


brain
2.2e−01
2.0e−01
1.2e−02
2.8
5.0e−02
2.0


epithelial
3.0e−05
6.3e−05
1.8e−05
6.3
3.4e−06
6.4


general
7.2e−03
4.0e−02
1.3e−04
2.1
1.1e−03
1.7


head and neck
1
5.0e−01
1
1.0
7.5e−01
1.3


kidney
1.5e−01
2.4e−01
4.4e−03
5.4
2.8e−02
3.6


lung
1.2e−01
1.6e−01
1
1.6
1
1.3


breast
5.9e−01
4.4e−01
1
1.1
6.8e−01
1.5


ovary
1.6e−02
1.3e−02
1.0e−01
3.8
7.0e−02
3.5


pancreas
5.5e−01
2.0e−01
3.9e−01
1.9
1.4e−01
2.7


skin
1
4.4e−01
1
1.0
1.9e−02
2.1


uterus
1.5e−02
5.4e−02
1.9e−01
3.1
1.4e−01
2.5









As noted above, cluster R11723 features 6 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein R11723_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:588) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein R11723_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:588) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 6, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R11723_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:588) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 6Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?107H -> PYes70G ->No70G -> CNo


Variant protein R11723_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:588) is encoded by the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 1716 and ends at position 2051. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 7 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R11723_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:588) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?1231C -> TYes1278G -> CYes1923G ->No1923G -> TNo2035A -> CYes2048A -> CNo2057A -> GYes


Variant protein R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556). One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589) and Q8IXM0 (SEQ ID NO:885):


1 . An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQKEV MEJQSAGIMYRKSCASSAACLIASAGSPCRGLAPGREEQRALHKAGAVGGGVR (SEQ ID NO:1022) corresponding to amino acids 1-110 of R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MYAQALLVVGVLQRQAAAQHLHEHPPKLLRGHRVQERVDDRAEVEKRLREGEEDHV RPEVGPRPVVLGFGRSHDPPNLVGHPAYGQCHNNQPWADTSRRERQRKEKHSMRTQ corresponding to amino acids 1-112 of Q8IXM0, which also corresponds to amino acids 111-222 of R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a head of R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQKEV(SEQ ID NO:1022)MEQSAGIMYRKSCASSAACLIASAGSPCRGLAPGREEQRALHKAGAVGGGVRof R11723_PEA_1_P6.(SEQ ID NO:589)


Comparison report between R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589) and Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO:886):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQKEV MEQSAGIMYRKSCASSAACLIASAG corresponding to amino acids 1-83 of Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO: 886), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-83 of R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SPCRGLAPGREEQRALHKAGAVGGGVRMYAQALLVVGVLQRQAAAQHLHEHPPKLL RGHRVQERVDDRAEVEKRLREGEEDHVRPEVGPRPVVLGFGRSHDPPNLVGHPAYGQ CHNNQPWADTSRRERQRKEKHSMRTQ (SEQ ID NO: 1023) corresponding to amino acids 84-222 of R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

SPCRGLAPGREEQRALHKAGAVGGGVRMYAQALLVVGVLQRQAAAQHLHEHPPKLL(SEQ ID NO:1023)RGHRVQERVDDRAEVEKRLREGEEDHVRPEVGPRPVVLGFGRSHDPPNLVGHPAYGQCHNNQPWADTSRRERQRKEKHSMRTQin R11723_PEA_1_P6.(SEQ ID NO:589)


Comparison report between R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589) and Q8N2G4 (SEQ ID NO:887):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQKEV MEQSAGIMYRKSCASSAACLIASAG corresponding to amino acids 1-83 of Q8N2G4, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-83 of R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SPCRGLAPGREEQRALHKAGAVGGGVRMYAQALLVVGVLQRQAAAQHLHEHPPKLL RGHRVQERVDDRAEVEKRLREGEEDHVRPEVGPRPVVLGFGRSHDPPNLVGHPAYGQ CHNNQPWADTSRRERQRKEKHSMRTQ (SEQ ID NO:1023) corresponding to amino acids 84-222 of R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

SPCRGLAPGREEQRALHKAGAVGGGVRMYAQALLVVGVLQRQAAAQHLHEHPPKLL(SEQ ID NO:1023)RGHRVQERVDRAEVEKRLREGEEDHVRPEVGPRPVVLGFGRSHDPPNLVGHPAYGQCHNNQPWADTSRRERQRKEKHSMRTQin R11723_PEA_1_P6.(SEQ ID NO:589)


Comparison report between R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589) and BAC85518 (SEQ ID NO:888):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQKEV MEQSAGIMYRKSCASSAACLIASAG corresponding to amino acids 24-106 of BAC85518, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-83 of R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SPCRGLAPGREEQRALHKAGAVGGGVRMYAQALLVVGVLQRQAAAQHLHEHPPKLL RGHRVQERVDDRAEVEKRLREGEEDHVRPEVGPRPVVLGFGRSHDPPNLVGHPAYGQ CHNNQPWADTSRRERQRKEKHSMRTQ (SEQ ID NO:1023) corresponding to amino acids 84-222 of R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

SPCRGLAPGREEQRALHKAGAVGGGVRMYAQALLVVGVLQRQAAAQHLHEHPPKLL(SEQ ID NO:1023)RGHRVQERVDDRAEVEKRLREGEEDHVRPEVGPRPVVLGFGRSHDPPNLVGHPAYGQCHNNQPWADTSRRERQRKEKHSMRTQin R11723_PEA_1_P6.(SEQ ID NO:589)


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 8, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?180G ->No180G -> CNo217H -> PYes


Variant protein R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589) is encoded by the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 434 and ends at position 1099. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 9 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 9Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?971G ->No971G -> TNo1083A -> CYes1096A -> CNo1105A -> GYes


Variant protein R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) R11723_PEA1_T17 (SEQ ID NO:557). One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590) and Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO: 886):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQKEV MEQSAG corresponding to amino acids 1-64 of Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO: 886), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-64 of R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SHCVTRLECSGTISAHCNLCLPGSNDHPT (SEQ ID NO:1024) corresponding to amino acids 65-93 of R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence SHCVTRLECSGTISAHCNLCLPGSNDHPT (SEQ ID NO:1024) in R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590).


Comparison report between R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590) and Q8N2G4:


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQKEV MEQSAG corresponding to amino acids 1-64 of Q8N2G4, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-64 of R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SHCVTRLECSGTISAHCNLCLPGSNDHPT (SEQ ID NO:1024) corresponding to amino acids 65-93 of R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence SHCVTRLECSGTISAHCNLCLPGSNDHPT (SEQ ID NO:1024) in R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590).


Comparison report between R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590) and BAC85273:


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MWVLG (SEQ ID NO:1025) corresponding to amino acids 1-5 of R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to IAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQKEVMEQSAG corresponding to amino acids 22-80 of BAC85273, which also corresponds to amino acids 6-64 of R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), and a third amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SHCVTRLECSGTISAHCNLCLPGSNDHPT (SEQ ID NO:1024) corresponding to amino acids 65-93 of R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), wherein said first, second and third amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a head of R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence MWVLG (SEQ ID NO:1025) of R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590).


3. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence SHCVTRLECSGTISAHCNLCLPGSNDHPT (SEQ ID NO:1024) in R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590).


Comparison report between R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590) and BAC85518:


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQKEV MEQSAG corresponding to amino acids 24-87 of BAC85518, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-64 of R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SHCVTRLECSGTISAHCNLCLPGSNDHPT (SEQ ID NO:1024) corresponding to amino acids 65-93 of R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence SHCVTRLECSGTISAHCNLCLPGSNDHPT (SEQ ID NO:1024) in R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 10, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 10Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?67C -> SYes


Variant protein R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590) is encoded by the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T17 (SEQ ID NO:557), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript R11723_PEA1_T17 (SEQ ID NO:557) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 434 and ends at position 712. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 11 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 11Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?625G -> TYes633G -> CYes1303C -> TYes


Variant protein R11723_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) R11723_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:558). One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between R11723_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591) and Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO: 886):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R11723_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591) comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQKEV MEQSA corresponding to amino acids 1-63 of Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO: 886), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-63 of R11723_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence DTKRTNTLLFEMRHFAKQLTT (SEQ ID NO:1026) corresponding to amino acids 64-84 of R11723_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of R1723_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence DTKRTNTLLFEMRHFAKQLTT (SEQ ID NO:1026) in R11723_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein R11723_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591) is encoded by the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:558) and R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript R11723_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:558) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 434 and ends at position 685. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 12 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R1172_PEA1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 12Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?778G -> TYes786G -> CYes1456C -> TYes


Variant protein R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) R11723_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:559). One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592) and Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO: 886):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592) comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQKEV MEQSA corresponding to amino acids 1-63 of Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO: 886), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-63 of R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence DRVSLCHEAGVQWNNFSTLQPLPPRLK (SEQ ID NO:1027) corresponding to amino acids 64-90 of R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence DRVSLCHEAGVQWNNFSTLQPLPPRLK (SEQ ID NO:1027) in R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592).


Comparison report between R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592) and Q8N2G4:


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQKEV MEQSA corresponding to amino acids 1-63 of Q8N2G4, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-63 of R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence DRVSLCHEAGVQWNNFSTLQPLPPRLK (SEQ ID NO:1027) corresponding to amino acids 64-90 of R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence DRVSLCHEAGVQWNNFSTLQPLPPRLK (SEQ ID NO:1027) in R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592).


Comparison report between R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592) and BAC85273:


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592) comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MWVLG (SEQ ID NO:1025) corresponding to amino acids 1-5 of R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592), second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to IAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQKEVMEQSA corresponding to amino acids 22-79 of BAC85273, which also corresponds to amino acids 6-63 of R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592), and a third amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence DRVSLCHEAGVQWNNFSTLQPLPPRLK (SEQ ID NO:1027) corresponding to amino acids 64-90 of R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592), wherein said first, second and third amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a head of R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592) comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence MWVLG (SEQ ID NO:1025) of R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592)


3. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence DRVSLCHEAGVQWNNFSTLQPLPPRLK (SEQ ID NO:1027) in R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592).


Comparison report between R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592) and BAC85518:


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQKEV MEQSA corresponding to amino acids 24-86 of BAC85518, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-63 of R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence DRVSLCHEAGVQWNNFSTLQPLPPRLK (SEQ ID NO:1027) corresponding to amino acids 64-90 of R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence DRVSLCHEAGVQWNNFSTLQPLPPRLK (SEQ ID NO:1027) in R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 13, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 13Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?66V -> FYes


Variant protein R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592) is encoded by the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:559), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript R11723_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:559) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 434 and ends at position 703. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 14 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 14Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?629G -> TYes637G -> CYes1307C -> TYes


As noted above, cluster R11723 features 26 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node13 (SEQ ID NO:562) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:558), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 15 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 15Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ624776ID NO: 558)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID624776NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID658810NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node16 (SEQ ID NO:563) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T17 (SEQ ID NO:557), R11723_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:558) and R11723_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:559). Table 16 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 16Segment location on transcriptsSegment startingSegment endingTranscript namepositionpositionR11723_PEA_1_T17 (SEQ6241367ID NO: 557)R11723_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ7771520ID NO: 558)R11723_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ6281371ID NO: 559)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node19 (SEQ ID NO:564) according to the present invention is supported by 45 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 17 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 17Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID8351008NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID8691042NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node2 (SEQ ID NO:565) according to the present invention is supported by 29 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:556), R11723_PEA1_T17 (SEQ ID NO:557), R11723_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:558), R11723_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:559), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 18 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 18Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ1309ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T17 (SEQ1309ID NO: 557)R11723_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ1309ID NO: 558)R11723_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ1309ID NO: 559)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID1309NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID1309NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node22 (SEQ ID NO:566) according to the present invention is supported by 65 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 19 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 19Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID10831569NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID11171603NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node31 (SEQ ID NO:567) according to the present invention is supported by 70 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556, R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 20 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript (it should be noted that these transcripts show alternative polyadenylation).

TABLE 20Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ10601295ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID19782213NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID20122247NO: 561)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node10 (SEQ ID NO:568) according to the present invention is supported by 38 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556) R11723_PEA1_T17(SEQ ID NO:557), R117231_PEA1_T19(SEQ ID NO:558), R11723_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:559), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 21 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 21Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ486529ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T17 (SEQ486529ID NO: 557)R11723_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ486529ID NO: 558)R11723_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ486529ID NO: 559)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID486529NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID520563NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node11 (SEQ ID NO:569) according to the present invention is supported by 42 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556, R11723_PEA1_T17(SEQ ID NO:557), R11723_PEA1_T19(SEQ ID NO:558), R11723_PEA1—T20 (SEQ ID NO:559), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 22 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 22Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ530623ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T17 (SEQ530623ID NO: 557)R11723_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ530623ID NO: 558)R11723_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ530623ID NO: 559)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID530623NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID564657NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node15 (SEQ ID NO:570) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:559). Table 23 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 23Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ624627ID NO: 559)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node18 (SEQ ID NO:571) according to the present invention is supported by 40 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 24 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 24Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ624681ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID777834NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID811868NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node20 (SEQ ID NO:572) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 25 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 25Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID10091019NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID10431053NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node21 (SEQ ID NO:573) according to the present invention is supported by 36 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 26 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 26Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID10201082NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID10541116NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node23 (SEQ ID NO:574) according to the present invention is supported by 39 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 27 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 27Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID15701599NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID16041633NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node24 (SEQ ID NO:575) according to the present invention is supported by 51 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 28 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 28Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ682765ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID16001683NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID16341717NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node25 (SEQ ID NO:576) according to the present invention is supported by 54 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 29 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 29Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ766791ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID16841709NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID17181743NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node26 (SEQ ID NO:577) according to the present invention is supported by 62 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 30 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 30Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ792904ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID17101822NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID17441856NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node27 (SEQ ID NO:578) according to the present invention is supported by 67 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 31 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 31Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ905986ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID18231904NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID18571938NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node28 (SEQ ID NO:579) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6(SEQ ID NO:561). Table 32 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 32Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ9871010ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID19051928NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID19391962NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node29 (SEQ ID NO:580) according to the present invention is supported by 69 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 33 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 33Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ10111038ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID19291956NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID19631990NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node3 (SEQ ID NO:581) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556), R11723_PEA1_T17 (SEQ ID NO:557), R11723_PEA_T19 (SEQ ID NO:558), R11723_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:559), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 34 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 34Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ310319ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T17 (SEQ310319ID NO: 557)R11723_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ310319ID NO: 558)R11723_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ310319ID NO: 559)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID310319NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID310319NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node30 (SEQ ID NO:582) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 35 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 35Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ10391059ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID19571977NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID19912011NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node4 (SEQ ID NO:583) according to the present invention is supported by 25 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556), R11723_PEA1_T17 (SEQ ID NO:557), R11723_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:558), R11723_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:559), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 36 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 36Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ320371ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T17 (SEQ320371ID NO: 557)R11723_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ320371ID NO: 558)R11723_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ320371ID NO: 559)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID320371NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID320371NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node5 (SEQ ID NO:584) according to the present invention is supported by 26 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556), R11723_PEA1_T17 (SEQ ID NO:557), R11723_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:558), R11723_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:559), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 37 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 37Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ372414ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T17 (SEQ372414ID NO: 557)R11723_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ372414ID NO: 558)R11723_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ372414ID NO: 559)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID372414NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID372414NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node6 (SEQ ID NO:585) according to the present invention is supported by 27 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556), R11723_PEA1_T17 (SEQ ID NO:557), R11723_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:558), R11723_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:559), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 38 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 38Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ415446ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T17 (SEQ415446ID NO: 557)R11723_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ415446ID NO: 558)R11723_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ415446ID NO: 559)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID415446NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID415446NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node7 (SEQ ID NO:586) according to the present invention is supported by 29 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:556), R11723_PEA1_T17 (SEQ ID NO:557), R11723_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:558), R11723_PEA1_T20 (SEQ ID NO:559), R11723_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560) and R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 39 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 39Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ447485ID NO: 556)R11723_PEA_1_T17 (SEQ447485ID NO: 557)R11723_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ447485ID NO: 558)R11723_PEA_1_T20 (SEQ447485ID NO: 559)R11723_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID447485NO: 560)R11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID447485NO: 561)


Segment cluster R11723_PEA1_node8 (SEQ ID NO:587) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): R11723_PEA1_T6 (SEQ ID NO:561). Table 40 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 40Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionR11723_PEA_1_T6 (SEQ ID486519NO: 561)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: /tmp/gp6eQTLWqk/mFtjUpUzhb:Q8IXM0


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589)×Q8IXM0.


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1128.00Escore:0Matching length:112Total length:112Matching Percent 100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·111MYAQALLVVGVLQRQAAAQHLHEHPPKLLRGHRVQERVDDRAEVEKRLRE160||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MYAQALLVVGVLQRQAAAQHLHEHPPKLLRGHRVQERVDDRAEVEKRLRE50         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·161GEEDHVRPEVGPRPVVLGFGRSHDPPNLVGHPAYGQCHNNQPWADTSRRE210||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51GEEDHVRPEVGPRPVVLGFGRSHDPPNLVGHPAYGQCHNNQPWADTSRRE100         ·211RQRKEKHSMRTQ222||||||||||||101RQRKEKHSMRTQ112


Sequence name: /tmp/gp6eQTLWqk/mFtjUpUzhb:Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO: 886)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589)×Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO: 886).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:835.00Escore:0Matching length:83Total length:83Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps: 0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50         ·         ·         ·51QDMCQKEVMEQSAGIMYRKSCASSAACLIASAG83|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51QDMCQKEVMEQSAGIMYRKSCASSAACLIASAG83


Sequence name: /tmp/gp6eQTLWqk/mFtjUpUzhb:Q8N2G4


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589)×Q8N2G4.


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:835.00Escore:0Matching length:83Total length:83Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MWVLGTAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50         ·         ·         ·51QDMCQKEVMEQSAGIMYRKSCASSAACLIASAG83|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51QDMCQKEVMEQSAGIMYRKSCASSAACLIASAG83


Sequence name: /tmp/gp6eQTLWqk/mFtjUpUzhb:BAC85518


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: R11723_PEA1_P6 (SEQ ID NO:589)×BAC85518.


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:835.00Escore:0Matching length:83Total length:83Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||24MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV73         ·         ·         ·51QDMCQKEVMEQSAGIMYRKSCASSAACLIASAG83|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||74QDMCQKEVMEQSAGIMYRKSCASSAACLIASAG106


Sequence name: /tmp/VXjdFlzdBX/bexTxTh0Th:Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO: 886)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590)×Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO: 886).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:654.00Escore:0Matching length:64Total length:64Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50         ·51QDMCQKEVMEQSAG64||||||||||||||51QDMCQKEVMEQSAG64


Sequence name: /tmp/VXjdFlzdBX/bexTxTh0Th:Q8N2G4


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590)×Q8N2G4.


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:654.00Escore:0Matching length:64Total length:64Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50         ·51QDMCQKEVMEQSAG64||||||||||||||51QDMCQKEVMEQSAG64


Sequence name: /tmp/VXjdFlzdBX/bexTxTh0Th:BAC85273


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590)×BAC85273.


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:600.00Escore:0Matching length:59Total length:59Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·6IAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQ55||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||22IAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQ7156KEVMEQSAG64|||||||||72KEVMEQSAG80


Sequence name: /tmp/VXjdFlzdBX/bexTxTh0Th:BAC85518


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: R11723_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:590)×BAC85518.


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:654.00Escore:0Matching length:64Total length:64Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||24MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV73         ·51QDMCQKEVMEQSAG64||||||||||||||74QDMCQKEVMEQSAG87


Sequence name: /tmp/OLMSexEmIh/pc7Z7Xm1YR:Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO: 886)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592)×Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO: 886).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:645.00Escore:0Matching length:63Total length:63Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50         ·51QDMCQKEVMEQSA63|||||||||||||51QDMCQKEVMEQSA63


Sequence name: /tmp/OLMSexEmIh/pc7Z7Xm1YR:Q8N2G4


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592)×Q8N2G4.


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:645.00Escore:0Matching length:63Total length:63Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50         ·51QDMCQKEVMEQSA63|||||||||||||51QDMCQKEVMEQSA63


Sequence name: /tmp/OLMSexEmIh/pc7Z7Xm1YR:BAC85273


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592)×BAC85273.


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:591.00Escore:0Matching length:58Total length:58Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .6IAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQ55||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||22IAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQ7156KEVMEQSA63||||||||72KEVMEQSA79


Sequence name: /tmp/OLMSexEmIh/pc7Z7Xm1YR:BAC85518.


Alignment documentation:


Alignment of: R11723_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:592)×BAC85518.


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:645.00Escore:0Matching length:63Total length:63Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||24MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV73         ·51QDMCQKEVMEQSA63|||||||||||||74QDMCQKEVMEQSA86


Alignment of: R11723_PEA1—P13 (SEQ ID NO:591)×Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO: 886).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:645.00Escore:0Matching length:63Total length:63Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNV50         ·51QDMCQKEVMEQSA63|||||||||||||51QDMCQKEVMEQSA63


Expression of R11723 Transcripts Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name R11723 Seg13 (SEQ ID NO:891) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of transcripts detectable by or according to seg13, R11723 seg13 amplicon(s) (SEQ ID NO:891) and R11723 seg13F (SEQ ID NO:889) and R11723 seg13R (SEQ ID NO:890) primers was measured by real time PCR. It should be noted that the variants of this cluster are variants of the hypothetical protein PSEC0181 (referred to herein as “PSEC”). In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), and SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)), G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1, “Tissue samples in testing panel” above), to obtain a value of fold up-regulation for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.



FIG. 39 is a histogram showing over expression of the above-indicated transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples.


As is evident from FIG. 39, the expression of transcripts detectable by the above amplicon(s) in cancer samples was higher than in the non-cancerous samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67 Table 1, Tissue samples in testing panel). Notably an over-expression of at least 5 fold was found in 5 out of 28 adenocarcinoma samples.


Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: R11723 seg13F forward primer (SEQ ID NO:889); and R11723 seg13R reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:890).


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: R11723 seg13 (SEQ ID NO:891).

R11723seg13F-ACACTAAAAGAACAAACACCTTGCTC(SEQ ID NO:889)R11723seg13R-TCCTCAGAAGGCACATGAAAGA(SEQ ID NO:890)R11723seg13 amplicon:ACACTAAAAGAACAAACACCTTGCTCTTCGAGATGAGACATTTTGCCAAGCAGTTG(SEQ ID NO:891)ACCACTTAGTTCTCAAGAAGCAACTATCTCTTTCATGTGCCTTCTGAGGA


Expression of R11723 Transcripts Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name R11723Seg13 (SEQ ID NO:891) in Different Normal Tissues

Expression of R11723 transcripts detectable by or according to R11723seg13 amplicon (SEQ ID NO:891) and R11723seg13F (SEQ ID NO:889) R11723seg13R (SEQ ID NO:890) was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes RPL19 (GenBank Accession No. NM000981 (SEQ ID NO:934); RPL19 amplicon (SEQ ID NO:937)), TATA box (GenBank Accession No. NM003194 (SEQ ID NO:938); TATA amplicon (SEQ ID NO:941)), UBC (GenBank Accession No. BC000449 (SEQ ID NO:942); amplicon—Ubiquitin-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:945 ) and SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the ovary samples (Sample Nos. 18-20 Table 2 “Tissue samples in normal panel” above), to obtain a value of relative expression of each sample relative to median of the ovary samples. Primers and amplicon are as above.


The results are presented in FIG. 40, demonstrating the expression of R11723 transcripts which are detectable by amplicon as depicted in sequence name R11723seg13 (SEQ ID NO:891) in different normal tissues.


Expression of R11723 Transcripts, Which are Detectable by Amplicon as Depicted in Sequence Name R11723 Junc11-18 (SEQ ID NO:894) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of transcripts detectable by or according to junc11-18, R11723 junc 11-18 amplicon(s) (SEQ ID NO:894) and R11723 junc11-18F (SEQ ID NO:892) and R11723 junc11-18R (SEQ ID NO:893) primers was measured by real time PCR (this junction and hence the amplicon are found in the previous known protein, also termed the “wild type” or WT protein, for which the sequence is given herein; the protein is also called “PSEC”). Use of the known protein (WT protein) for detection of breast cancer, alone or in combination with one or more variants of this cluster and/or of any other cluster and/or of any known marker, also comprises an embodiment of the present invention. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933)), SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925 ), and G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)), was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 1: Tissue samples in testing panel, above), to obtain a value of fold up-regulation for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.



FIG. 41A is a histogram showing over expression of the above-indicated transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples.


As is evident from FIG. 41A, the expression of transcripts detectable by the above amplicon in a few cancer samples was higher than in the non-cancerous samples (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67, Table 5: “Tissue samples in breast cancer testing panel”). Notably an over-expression of at least 5 fold was found in 5 out of 28 adenocarcinoma samples.


Primer pairs are also optionally and preferably encompassed within the present invention; for example, for the above experiment, the following primer pair was used as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable primer pair: R11723 junc11-18F forward primer (SEQ ID NO:892); and R11723 junc11-18R reverse primer (SEQ ID NO:893).


The present invention also preferably encompasses any amplicon obtained through the use of any suitable primer pair; for example, for the above experiment, the following amplicon was obtained as a non-limiting illustrative example only of a suitable amplicon: R11723 junc11-18 (SEQ ID NO:894).

R11723junc11-18F-AGTGATGGAGCAAAGTGCCG(SEQ ID NO:892)R11723 junc11-18R-CAGCAGCTGATGCAAACTGAG(SEQ ID NO:893)R11723 junc11-18-AGTGATGGAGCAAAGTGCCGGGATCATGTACCGCAAGTCCTGTGCATCATCAGCGG(SEQ ID NO:894)CCTGTCTCATCGCCTCTGCCGGGTACCAGTCCTTCTGCTCCCCAGGGAAACTGAACTCAGTTTGCATCAGCTGCTG


Expression of R11723 Transcripts, Which were Detected by Amplicon as Depicted in the Sequence Name R11723 junc11-18 (SEQ ID NO:894) in Different Normal Tissues

Expression of R11723 transcripts detectable by or according to R11723seg13 amplicon (SEQ ID NO:894) and R11723 junc11-18F (SEQ ID NO:892) R11723junc11-18R (SEQ ID NO:893) was measured by real time PCR (as described above, this junction and hence the amplicon are found in the previous known protein, also termed the “wild type” or WT protein, for which the sequence is given herein; the protein is also called “PSEC”). In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes RPL19 (GenBank Accession No. NM000981 (SEQ ID NO:934); RPL19 amplicon (SEQ ID NO:937)), TATA box (GenBank Accession No. NM003194 (SEQ ID NO:938); TATA amplicon (SEQ ID NO:941)), UBC (GenBank Accession No. BC000449 (SEQ ID NO:942); amplicon—Ubiquitin-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:945)) and SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicon was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample was then divided by the median of the quantities of the ovary samples (Sample Nos. 18-20, Table 2: Tissue samples in normal panel, above), to obtain a value of relative expression of each sample relative to median of the ovary samples. FIG. 41B shows the level of expression of this transcript. Primers and amplicon are as for the example above.


The variant transcript expression pattern for this cluster is similar to the wild type transcript expression. However, in some cases (e.g. ovary cancer) over expression of the variant seems to be higher (for example, with regard to R11723_PEA1—T5 (SEQ ID NO:560)).


Description for Cluster T46984

Cluster T46984 features 21 transcript(s) and 49 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.T46984_PEA_1_T2593T46984_PEA_1_T3594T46984_PEA_1_T12595T46984_PEA_1_T13596T46984_PEA_1_T14597T46984_PEA_1_T15598T46984_PEA_1_T19599T46984_PEA_1_T23600T46984_PEA_1_T27601T46984_PEA_1_T32602T46984_PEA_1_T34603T46984_PEA_1_T35604T46984_PEA_1_T40605T46984_PEA_1_T42606T46984_PEA_1_T43607T46984_PEA_1_T46608T46984_PEA_1_T47609T46984_PEA_1_T48610T46984_PEA_1_T51611T46984_PEA_1_T52612T46984_PEA_1_T54613









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







T46984_PEA_1_node_2
614



T46984_PEA_1_node_4
615



T46984_PEA_1_node_6
616



T46984_PEA_1_node_12
617



T46984_PEA_1_node_14
618



T46984_PEA_1_node_25
619



T46984_PEA_1_node_29
620



T46984_PEA_1_node_34
621



T46984_PEA_1_node_46
622



T46984_PEA_1_node_47
623



T46984_PEA_1_node_52
624



T46984_PEA_1_node_65
625



T46984_PEA_1_node_69
626



T46984_PEA_1_node_75
627



T46984_PEA_1_node_86
628



T46984_PEA_1_node_9
629



T46984_PEA_1_node_13
630



T46984_PEA_1_node_19
631



T46984_PEA_1_node_21
632



T46984_PEA_1_node_22
633



T46984_PEA_1_node_26
634



T46984_PEA_1_node_28
635



T46984_PEA_1_node_31
636



T46984_PEA_1_node_32
637



T46984_PEA_1_node_38
638



T46984_PEA_1_node_39
639



T46984_PEA_1_node_40
640



T46984_PEA_1_node_42
641



T46984_PEA_1_node_43
642



T46984_PEA_1_node_48
643



T46984_PEA_1_node_49
644



T46984_PEA_1_node_50
645



T46984_PEA_1_node_51
646



T46984_PEA_1_node_53
647



T46984_PEA_1_node_54
648



T46984_PEA_1_node_55
649



T46984_PEA_1_node_57
650



T46984_PEA_1_node_60
651



T46984_PEA_1_node_62
652



T46984_PEA_1_node_66
653



T46984_PEA_1_node_67
654



T46984_PEA_1_node_70
655



T46984_PEA_1_node_71
656



T46984_PEA_1_node_72
657



T46984_PEA_1_node_73
658



T46984_PEA_1_node_74
659



T46984_PEA_1_node_83
660



T46984_PEA_1_node_84
661



T46984_PEA_1_node_85
662

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Sequence ID



Protein Name
No.
Corresponding Transcript(s)





T46984_PEA_1_P2
664
T46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID




NO: 593);




T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ




ID NO: 595);




T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ




ID NO: 600)


T46984_PEA_1_P3
665
T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID




NO: 594);




T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ




ID NO: 599)


T46984_PEA_1_P10
666
T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ




ID NO: 596)


T46984_PEA_1_P11
667
T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ




ID NO: 597)


T46984_PEA_1_P12
668
T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ




ID NO: 598)


T46984_PEA_1_P21
669
T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ




ID NO: 601)


T46984_PEA_1_P27
670
T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ




ID NO: 603)


T46984_PEA_1_P32
671
T46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ




ID NO: 605)


T46984_PEA_1_P34
672
T46984_PEA_1_T42 (SEQ




ID NO: 606)


T46984_PEA_1_P35
673
T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ




ID NO: 607)


T46984_PEA_1_P38
674
T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ




ID NO: 609)


T46984_PEA_1_P39
675
T46984_PEA_1_T48 (SEQ




ID NO: 610)


T46984_PEA_1_P45
676
T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ




ID NO: 602)


T46984_PEA_1_P46
677
T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ




ID NO: 604)









These sequences are variants of the known protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SwissProt accession identifier RIB2_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms EC 2.4.1.119; Ribophorin II; RPN-II; RIBIIR), SEQ ID NO: 663, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663) is known or believed to have the following function(s): Essential subunit of N-oligosaccharyl transferase enzyme which catalyzes the transfer of a high mannose oligosaccharide from a lipid-linked oligosaccharide donor to an asparagine residue within an Asn-X-Ser/Thr consensus motif in nascent polypeptide chains. The sequence for protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663) is given at the end of the application, as “Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663) amino acid sequence”. Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceComment197V -> L201F -> C260A -> S423V -> M


Protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663) localization is believed to be Type I membrane protein. Endoplasmic reticulum.


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: protein modification, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; oligosaccharyl transferase; dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide-protein glycosyltransferase; transferase, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function; and oligosaccharyl transferase complex; integral membrane protein, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster T46984 can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 42 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 42 and Table 5. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: epithelial malignant tumors, a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues, breast malignant tumors, ovarian carcinoma and pancreas carcinoma.

TABLE 5Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberadrenal240bladder287bone592brain145colon157epithelial144general163head and neck50kidney139liver156lung155lymph nodes194breast105bone marrow62muscle62ovary0pancreas72prostate201skin91stomach219T cells0Thyroid0uterus200









TABLE 6










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





adrenal
6.3e−01
5.4e−01
6.2e−01
0.8
2.5e−01
1.0


bladder
5.4e−01
5.9e−01
3.0e−01
1.0
6.5e−01
0.7


bone
3.9e−01
3.7e−01
9.8e−01
0.4
9.9e−01
0.4


brain
3.3e−01
2.9e−01
1.4e−01
1.2
2.0e−01
1.0


colon
8.6e−02
5.9e−02
2.6e−01
1.3
2.1e−03
1.4


epithelial
5.3e−05
6.2e−07
2.8e−08
1.9
3.4e−21
2.4


general
1.0e−04
7.3e−08
9.3e−12
1.7
8.0e−33
2.0


head and neck
4.5e−01
5.4e−01
1
0.8
7.5e−01
0.9


kidney
6.6e−01
6.5e−01
3.2e−01
1.2
5.3e−02
1.5


liver
5.5e−01
5.6e−01
6.5e−01
1.0
1.2e−01
1.4


lung
3.0e−01
1.7e−01
1.5e−01
1.4
6.0e−02
1.4


lymph nodes
2.9e−01
5.5e−01
2.9e−01
0.8
4.3e−01
1.0


breast
2.4e−02
5.8e−03
3.7e−02
2.2
1.7e−04
2.7


bone marrow
7.1e−01
7.5e−01
1
0.3
1.2e−02
1.8


muscle
5.0e−01
3.7e−01
4.7e−01
1.5
2.1e−08
1.3


ovary
1.6e−02
7.0e−03
1.5e−02
6.1
4.8e−06
7.1


pancreas
1.4e−01
5.4e−02
2.2e−05
2.9
2.4e−07
3.9


prostate
3.4e−01
1.9e−01
2.2e−01
1.2
1.4e−01
1.3


skin
3.7e−01
1.5e−01
4.2e−02
2.4
1.1e−04
1.9


stomach
6.1e−01
1.4e−01
7.3e−01
0.4
6.1e−02
1.6


T cells
1
6.7e−01
1
1.0
5.2e−01
1.8


Thyroid
4.8e−02
4.8e−02
2.0e−01
3.4
2.0e−01
3.4


uterus
2.3e−01
1.3e−01
2.2e−02
1.5
5.0e−02
1.4









As noted above, cluster T46984 features 21 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:664) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593). An alignment is given to the known protein (Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T46984_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:664) and RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:664), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDN RYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPAKAKGTFIADSHQNFAL FFQLVDVNTGAELTPHQTFVRLHNQKTGQEVVFVAEPDNKNVYKFELDTSERKIEFDS ASGTYTLYLIIGDATLKNPILWNV corresponding to amino acids 1-498 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-498 of T46984_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:664), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VCA corresponding to amino acids 499-501 of T46984_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:664), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


The glycosylation sites of variant protein T46984_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:664), as compared to the known protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663), are described in Table 7 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 7Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inacid sequencevariant protein?Position in variant protein?106yes106


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:664) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 316 and ends at position 1818. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 8 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:664) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of the variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?28G -> CNo173G -> CYes256C -> TYes274G -> CYes325C ->No389C -> GYes610G -> AYes718T ->No724C ->No844C -> TYes857-> GNo885C ->No897-> GNo1002G -> ANo1048A ->No1048A -> GNo1068A -> CNo1076G -> AYes1187A ->No1187A -> CNo1220A -> GNo1220A -> TNo1254T -> GNo1291A -> CNo1293C -> GNo1303G -> ANo1376G -> TYes1588A -> CNo1618T ->No1618T -> CNo1660T ->No1693A -> CNo1693A -> TNo2099G -> AYes2124C -> GYes2124C -> TYes2133A -> GYes2501C -> TYes2617G -> TYes2683C -> TYes2741G -> AYes2940T ->No3024G -> AYes3158C ->No3158C -> ANo3165C ->No3169G ->No3354C -> ANo3374T -> CYes3468C -> TNo3501A -> CNo3513A -> TNo3528G -> AYes3534-> ANo3543A -> GNo3568T -> GNo3582T -> ANo3582T -> GNo3682-> CNo3691T ->No3750A -> CNo


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594). An alignment is given to the known protein (Dolichyl-diphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665) and RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDN RYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPAKAKGTFIADSHQNFAL FFQLVDVNTGAELTPHQ corresponding to amino acids 1-433 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-433 of T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ICHIWKLIFLP (SEQ ID NO:947) corresponding to amino acids 434-444 of T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence ICHIWKLIFLP (SEQ ID NO:947) in T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 9, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 9Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?4P ->No25P -> RYes99G -> RYes135F ->No137L ->No190R ->No245N ->No245N -> DNo251E -> DNo254S -> NYes291Q ->No291Q -> PNo302Q -> RNo302Q -> LNo326T -> PNo330D -> NNo354G -> VYes425T -> PNo


The glycosylation sites of variant protein T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665), as compared to the known protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663), are described in Table 10 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 10Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inacid sequencevariant protein?Position in variant protein?106yes106


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 316 and ends at position 1647. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 11 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 11Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?28G -> CNo173G -> CYes256C -> TYes274G -> CYes325C ->No389C -> GYes610G -> AYes718T ->No724C ->No844C -> TYes857-> GNo885C ->No897-> GNo1002G -> ANo1048A ->No1048A -> GNo1068A -> CNo1076G -> AYes1187A ->No1187A -> CNo1220A -> GNo1220A -> TNo1254T -> GNo1291A -> CNo1293C -> GNo1303G -> ANo1376G -> TYes1588A -> CNo1784C -> TYes1959G -> AYes2112G -> AYes2137C -> GYes2246T ->No2246T -> CNo2288T ->No2321A -> CNo2321A -> TNo2552C ->No2552C -> ANo2559C ->No2563G ->No2748C -> ANo2768T -> CYes2862C -> TNo2895A -> CNo2907A -> TNo2922G -> AYes2928-> ANo2937A -> GNo2962T -> GNo2976T -> ANo2976T -> GNo3076-> CNo3085T ->No3144A -> CNo


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596). An alignment is given to the known protein (Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666) and RIB2_HUMAN SEQ ID NO:663):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDN RYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPAKAKGTFIADSHQNFAL FFQLVDVNTGAELTPHQTFVRLHNQKTGQEVVFVAEPDNKNVYKFELDTSERKIEFDS ASGTYTLYLIIGDATLKNPILWNV corresponding to amino acids 1-498 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-498 of T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence LMDQK (SEQ ID NO:948) corresponding to amino acids 499-503 of T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1—P10 (SEQ ID NO:666), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence LMDQK (SEQ ID NO:948) in T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666)


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 12, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 12Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?4P ->No25P -> RYes99G -> RYes135F ->No137L ->No190R ->No245N ->No245N -> DNo251E -> DNo254S -> NYes291Q ->No291Q -> PNo302Q -> RNo302Q -> LNo326T -> PNo330D -> NNo354G -> VYes425T -> PNo435F ->No435F -> LNo449F ->No460K -> *No460K -> QNo


The glycosylation sites of variant protein T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666), as compared to the known protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663), are described in Table 13 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 13Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inPosition inamino acid sequencevariant protein?variant protein?106yes106


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 316 and ends at position 1824. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 14 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 14Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?28G -> CNo173G -> CYes256C -> TYes274G -> CYes325C ->No389C -> GYes610G -> AYes718T ->No724C ->No844C -> TYes857-> GNo885C ->No897-> GNo1002G -> ANo1048A ->No1048A -> GNo1068A -> CNo1076G -> AYes1187A ->No1187A -> CNo1220A -> GNo1220A -> TNo1254T -> GNo1291A -> CNo1293C -> GNo1303G -> ANo1376G -> TYes1588A -> CNo1618T ->No1618T -> CNo1660T ->No1693A -> CNo1693A -> TNo1845T ->No1983C ->No1983C -> ANo1990C ->No1994G ->No2179C -> ANo2199T -> CYes2293C -> TNo2326A -> CNo2338A -> TNo2353G -> AYes2359-> ANo2368A -> GNo2393T -> GNo2407T -> ANo2407T -> GNo2507-> CNo2516T ->No2575A -> CNo


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P11 (SEQ ID NO:667) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597). An alignment is given to the known protein (Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T46984_PEA1_P11 (SEQ ID NO:667) and RIB2_HUMAN SEQ ID NO:663):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P11 (SEQ ID NO:667), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDN RYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPAKAKGTFIADSHQNFAL FFQLVDVNTGAELTPHQTFVRLHNQKTGQEVVFVAEPDNKNVYKFELDTSERKIEFDS ASGTYTLYLIIGDATLKNPILWNVADVVIKFPEEEAPSTVLSQNLFTPKQEIQHLFREPEK RPPTVVSNTFTALILSPLLLLFALWIRIGANVSNFTFAPSTIIFHLGHAAMLGLMYVYWT QLNMFQTLKYLAILGSVTFLAGNRMLAQQAVKR corresponding to amino acids 1-628 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-628 of T46984_PEA1_P11 (SEQ ID NO:667).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: membrane. The protein localization is believed to be membrane because although both signal-peptide prediction programs agree that this protein has a signal peptide, both trans-membrane region prediction programs predict that this protein has a trans-membrane region downstream of this signal peptide.


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P11 (SEQ ID NO:667) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 15, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P11 (SEQ ID NO:667) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 15Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?4P ->No25P -> RYes99G -> RYes135F ->No137L ->No190R ->No245N ->No245N -> DNo251E -> DNo254S -> NYes291Q -> PNo291Q ->No302Q -> LNo302Q -> RNo326T -> PNo330D -> NNo354G -> VYes425T -> PNo435F ->No435F -> LNo449F ->No460K -> QNo460K -> *No537P -> TNo537P ->No539T ->No540V ->No602T -> NNo


The glycosylation sites of variant protein T46984_PEA1_P11 (SEQ ID NO:667), as compared to the known protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663), are described in Table 16 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 16Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inPosition inamino acid sequencevariant protein?variant protein?106yes106


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P11 (SEQ ID NO:667) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 316 and ends at position 2199. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 17 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P11 (SEQ ID NO:667) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 17Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?28G -> CNo173G -> CYes256C -> TYes274G -> CYes325C ->No389C -> GYes610G -> AYes718T ->No724C ->No844C -> TYes857-> GNo885C ->No897-> GNo1002G -> ANo1048A ->No1048A -> GNo1068A -> CNo1076G -> AYes1187A ->No1187A -> CNo1220A -> GNo1220A -> TNo1254T -> GNo1291A -> CNo1293C -> GNo1303G -> ANo1376G -> TYes1588A -> CNo1618T ->No1618T -> CNo1660T ->No1693A -> CNo1693A -> TNo1924C ->No1924C -> ANo1931C ->No1935G ->No2120C -> ANo2140T -> CYes2449A ->Yes2537C -> TYes2614C -> TYes2699C -> TYes2857G -> AYes2879A -> GYes3078A -> GYes3354G -> AYes


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598). An alignment is given to the known protein (Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668) and RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMN corresponding to amino acids 1-338 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-338 of T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence SQDLH (SEQ ID NO:949) corresponding to amino acids 339-343 of T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence SQDLH (SEQ ID NO:949) in T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 18, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 18Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?4P ->No25P -> RYes99G -> RYes135F ->No137L ->No190R ->No245N ->No245N -> DNo251E -> DNo254S -> NYes291Q ->No291Q -> PNo302Q -> LNo302Q -> RNo326T -> PNo330D -> NNo


The glycosylation sites of variant protein T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668), as compared to the known protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663), are described in Table 19 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 19Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inPosition inamino acid sequencevariant protein?variant protein?106yes106


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 316 and ends at position 1344. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 20 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 20Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?28G -> CNo173G -> CYes256C -> TYes274G -> CYes325C ->No389C -> GYes610G -> AYes718T ->No724C ->No844C -> TYes857-> GNo885C ->No897-> GNo1002G -> ANo1048A ->No1048A -> GNo1068A -> CNo1076G -> AYes1187A ->No1187A -> CNo1220A -> GNo1220A -> TNo1254T -> GNo1291A -> CNo1293C -> GNo1303G -> ANo1505A -> CNo1535T ->No1535T -> CNo1577T ->No1610A -> CNo1610A -> TNo1841C ->No1841C -> ANo1848C ->No1852G ->No2037C -> ANo2057T -> CYes2151C -> TNo2184A -> CNo2196A -> TNo2211G -> AYes2217-> ANo2226A -> GNo2251T -> GNo2265T -> ANo2265T -> GNo2365-> CNo2374T ->No2433A -> CNo


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:669) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601). An alignment is given to the known protein (Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T46984_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:669) and RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:669), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence M corresponding to amino acids 1-1 of T46984_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:669), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to KACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAV AALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVA RLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFES LSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQPLTQATVKL EHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDNRYIANTVEL RVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPAKAKGTFIADSHQNFALFFQLVDVNT GAELTPHQTFVRLHNQKTGQEVVFVAEPDNKNVYKFELDTSERKIEFDSASGTYTLYLII GDATLKNPILWNVADVVIKFPEEEAPSTVLSQNLFTPKQEIQHLFREPEKRPPTVVSNTF TALILSPLLLLFALWIRIGANVSNFTFAPSTIIFHLGHAAMLGLMYVYWTQLNMFQTLKY LAILGSVTFLAGNRMLAQQAVKRTAH corresponding to amino acids 70-631 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 2-563 of T46984_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:669), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: membrane. The protein localization is believed to be membrane because both trans-membrane region prediction programs predicted a trans-membrane region for this protein. In addition both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein is a non-secreted protein.


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:669) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 21, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:669) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 21Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?31G -> RYes67F ->No69L ->No122R ->No177N ->No177N -> DNo183E -> DNo186S -> NYes223Q -> PNo223Q ->No234Q -> LNo234Q -> RNo258T -> PNo262D -> NNo286G -> VYes357T -> PNo367F -> LNo367F ->No381F ->No392K -> *No392K -> QNo469P ->No469P -> TNo471T ->No472V ->No534T -> NNo


The glycosylation sites of variant protein T46984_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:669), as compared to the known protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663), are described in Table 22 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 22Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inPosition inamino acid sequencevariant protein?variant protein?106yes38


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:669) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 338 and ends at position 2026. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 23 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:669) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 23Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?68C -> TYes194A -> GYes428G -> AYes536T ->No542C ->No662C -> TYes675-> GNo703C ->No715-> GNo820G -> ANo866A ->No866A -> GNo886A -> CNo894G -> AYes1005A ->No1005A -> CNo1038A -> GNo1038A -> TNo1072T -> GNo1109A -> CNo1111C -> GNo1121G -> ANo1194G -> TYes1406A -> CNo1436T ->No1436T -> CNo1478T ->No1511A -> CNo1511A -> TNo1742C ->No1742C -> ANo1749C ->No1753G ->No1938C -> ANo1958T -> CYes2052C -> TNo2085A -> CNo2097A -> TNo2112G -> AYes2118-> ANo2127A -> GNo2152T -> GNo2166T -> ANo2166T -> GNo2266-> CNo2275T ->No2334A -> CNo


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603). An alignment is given to the known protein (Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670) and RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670) comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDN RYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPAKAKGTFIADSHQNFA corresponding to amino acids 1-415 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-415 of T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence FGSGLVPMSPTSLLLLARLYFTWDMLLCWDSCMSTGLSSTCSRP (SEQ ID NO:950) corresponding to amino acids 416-459 of T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence FGSGLVPMSPTSLLLLARLYFTWDMLLCWDSCMSTGLSSTCSRP (SEQ ID NO:950) in T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 24, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 24Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?4P ->No25P -> RYes99G -> RYes135F ->No137L ->No190R ->No245N ->No245N -> DNo251E -> DNo254S -> NYes291Q ->No291Q -> PNo302Q -> RNo302Q -> LNo326T -> PNo330D -> NNo354G -> VYes459P -> TNo


The glycosylation sites of variant protein T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670), as compared to the known protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663), are described in Table 25 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 25Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inPosition inamino acid sequencevariant protein?variant protein?106yes106


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 316 and ends at position 1692. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 26 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 26Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?28G -> CNo173G -> CYes256C -> TYes274G -> CYes325C ->No389C -> GYes610G -> AYes718T ->No724C ->No844C -> TYes857-> GNo885C ->No897-> GNo1002G -> ANo1048A ->No1048A -> GNo1068A -> CNo1076G -> AYes1187A ->No1187A -> CNo1220A -> GNo1220A -> TNo1254T -> GNo1291A -> CNo1293C -> GNo1303G -> ANo1376G -> TYes1690C -> ANo1710T -> CYes1804C -> TNo1837A -> CNo1849A -> TNo1864G -> AYes1870-> ANo1879A -> GNo1904T -> GNo1918T -> ANo1918T -> GNo2018-> CNo2027T ->No2086A -> CNo


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605). An alignment is given to the known protein (Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671) and RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDN RYIANTVE corresponding to amino acids 1-364 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-364 of T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GQVRWLTPVIPALWEAKAGGSPEVRSSILAWPT (SEQ ID NO:95 1) corresponding to amino acids 365-397 of T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence GQVRWLTPVIPALWEAKAGGSPEVRSSILAWPT (SEQ ID NO:951) in T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 27, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 27Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?4P ->No25P -> RYes99G -> RYes135F ->No137L ->No190R ->No245N ->No245N -> DNo251E -> DNo254S -> NYes291Q ->No291Q -> PNo302Q -> RNo302Q -> LNo326T -> PNo330D -> NNo354G -> VYes


The glycosylation sites of variant protein T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671), as compared to the known protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663), are described in Table 28 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 28Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inPosition inamino acid sequencevariant protein?variant protein?106yes106


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 316 and ends at position 1506. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 29 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 29Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?28G -> CNo173G -> CYes256C -> TYes274G -> CYes325C ->No389C -> GYes610G -> AYes718T ->No724C ->No844C -> TYes857-> GNo885C ->No897-> GNo1002G -> ANo1048A ->No1048A -> GNo1068A -> CNo1076G -> AYes1187A ->No1187A -> CNo1220A -> GNo1220A -> TNo1254T -> GNo1291A -> CNo1293C -> GNo1303G -> ANo1376G -> TYes


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P34 (SEQ ID NO:672) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T46984_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:606). An alignment is given to the known protein (Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T46984_PEA1_P34 (SEQ ID NO:672) and RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P34 (SEQ ID NO:672), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQ PLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVG corresponding to amino acids 1-329 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-329 of T46984_PEA1_P34 (SEQ ID NO:672).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P34 (SEQ ID NO:672) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 30, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P34 (SEQ ID NO:672) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 30Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?4P ->No25P -> RYes99G -> RYes135F ->No137L ->No190R ->No245N ->No245N -> DNo251E -> DNo254S -> NYes291Q ->No291Q -> PNo302Q -> LNo302Q -> RNo326T -> PNo


The glycosylation sites of variant protein T46984_PEA1_P34 (SEQ ID NO:672), as compared to the known protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663), are described in Table 31 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 31Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inPosition inamino acid sequencevariant protein?variant protein?106yes106


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P34 (SEQ ID NO:672) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:606), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T46984_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:606) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 316 and ends at position 1302. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 32 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P34 (SEQ ID NO:672) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 32Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?28G -> CNo173G -> CYes256C -> TYes274G -> CYes325C ->No389C -> GYes610G -> AYes718T ->No724C ->No844C -> TYes857-> GNo885C ->No897-> GNo1002G -> ANo1048A ->No1048A -> GNo1068A -> CNo1076G -> AYes1187A ->No1187A -> CNo1220A -> GNo1220A -> TNo1254T -> GNo1291A -> CNo1293C -> GNo1324T -> CYes1489G -> AYes


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607). An alignment is given to the known protein (Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673) and RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSI VEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNA IFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAI corresponding to amino acids 1-287 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-287 of T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GCWPSRQSREQHISSRRKMEILKTECQEKESRTIHSMRRKMEKKNFI (SEQ ID NO:952) corresponding to amino acids 288-334 of T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

GCWPSRQSREQHISSRRKMEILKTECQEKESRTIHSMRRKMEKKNFI(SEQ ID NO:952)in T46984_PEA_1_P35.(SEQ ID NO:673)


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 33, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 33Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?4P ->No25P -> RYes99G -> RYes135F ->No137L ->No190R ->No245N ->No245N -> DNo251E -> DNo254S -> NYes320T -> PNo324M -> LNo329E -> KYes334I -> VNo


The glycosylation sites of variant protein T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673), as compared to the known protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663), are described in Table 34 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 34Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inacid sequencevariant protein?Position in variant protein?106yes106


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 316 and ends at position 1317. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 35 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 35Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?28G -> CNo173G -> CYes256C -> TYes274G -> CYes325C ->No389C -> GYes610G -> AYes718T ->No724C ->No844C -> TYes857-> GNo885C ->No897-> GNo1002G -> ANo1048A ->No1048A -> GNo1068A -> CNo1076G -> AYes1240C -> TNo1273A -> CNo1285A -> TNo1300G -> AYes1306-> ANo1315A -> GNo1340T -> GNo1354T -> ANo1354T -> GNo1454-> CNo1463T ->No1522A -> CNo


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609). An alignment is given to the known protein (Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674) and RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674) comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEAL corresponding to amino acids 1-145 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-145 of T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MDPDWCQCLQLHFCS (SEQ ID NO:953) corresponding to amino acids 146-160 of T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence MDPDWCQCLQLHFCS (SEQ ID NO:953) in T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 36, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 36Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?4P ->No25P -> RYes99G -> RYes135F ->No137L ->No


The glycosylation sites of variant protein T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674), as compared to the known protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663), are described in Table 37 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 37Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inacid sequencevariant protein?Position in variant protein?106yes106


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 316 and ends at position 795. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 38 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984—PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 38Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?28G -> CNo173G -> CYes256C -> TYes274G -> CYes325C ->No389C -> GYes610G -> AYes718T ->No724C ->No879C -> ANo899T -> CYes993C -> TNo1026A -> CNo1038A -> TNo1053G -> AYes1059-> ANo1068A -> GNo1093T -> GNo1107T -> ANo1107T -> GNo1207-> CNo1216T ->No1275A -> CNo


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:675) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T46984_PEA1_T48 (SEQ ID NO:610). An alignment is given to the known protein (Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide--protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T46984_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:675) and RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:675), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSS VTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLA corresponding to amino acids 1-160 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-160 of T46984_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:675).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:675) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 39, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:675) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 39Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?4P ->No25P -> RYes99G -> RYes135F ->No137L ->No


The glycosylation sites of variant protein T46984_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:675), as compared to the known protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663), are described in Table 40 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 40Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inacid sequencevariant protein?Position in variant protein?106yes106


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:675) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T48 (SEQ ID NO:610), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T46984_PEA1_T48 (SEQ ID NO:610) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 316 and ends at position 795. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 41 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:675) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 41Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?28G -> CNo173G -> CYes256C -> TYes274G -> CYes325C ->No389C -> GYes610G -> AYes718T ->No724C ->No848G -> TYes879C -> GYes1008A -> GYes1397A -> GYes


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602). An alignment is given to the known protein (Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676) and RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ. ID NO:663):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCE corresponding to amino acids 1-101 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-101 of T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence NSPGSADSIPPVPAG (SEQ ID NO:954) corresponding to amino acids 102-116 of T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence NSPGSADSIPPVPAG (SEQ ID NO:954) in T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 42, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 42Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?4P ->No25P -> RYes99G -> RYes


The glycosylation sites of variant protein T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676), as compared to the known protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663), are described in Table 43 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 43Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inamino acid sequencevariant protein?106no


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 316 and ends at position 663. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 44 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 44Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?28G -> CNo173G -> CYes256C -> TYes274G -> CYes325C ->No389C -> GYes610G -> AYes668C -> TYes681-> GNo709C ->No721-> GNo826G -> ANo872A ->No872A -> GNo892A -> CNo900G -> AYes1011A ->No1011A -> CNo1044A -> GNo1044A -> TNo1078T -> GNo1115A -> CNo1117C -> GNo1127G -> ANo1200G -> TYes1412A -> CNo1442T ->No1442T -> CNo1484T ->No1517A -> CNo1517A -> TNo1748C ->No1748C -> ANo1755C ->No1759G ->No1944C -> ANo1964T -> CYes2058C -> TNo2091A -> CNo2103A -> TNo2118G -> AYes2124-> ANo2133A -> GNo2158T -> GNo2172T -> ANo2172T -> GNo2272-> CNo2281T ->No2340A -> CNo


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604). An alignment is given to the known protein (Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677) and RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ. ID NO:663):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLESAFYSIVGLSSL GAQVPDAK corresponding to amino acids 1-69 of RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-69 of T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence NSPGSADSIPPVPAG (SEQ ID NO:954) corresponding to amino acids 70-84 of T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence NSPGSADSIPPVPAG (SEQ ID NO:954) in T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 45, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention)

TABLE 45Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?4P ->No25P -> RYes


The glycosylation sites of variant protein T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677), as compared to the known protein Dolichyl-diphosphooligosaccharide—protein glycosyltransferase 63 kDa subunit precursor (SEQ ID NO:663), are described in Table 46 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 46Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inamino acid sequencevariant protein?106no


Variant protein T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 316 and ends at position 567. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 47 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 47Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?28G -> CNo173G -> CYes256C -> TYes274G -> CYes325C ->No389C -> GYes572C -> TYes585-> GNo613C ->No625-> GNo730G -> ANo776A ->No776A -> GNo796A -> CNo804G -> AYes915A ->No915A -> CNo948A -> GNo948A -> TNo982T -> GNo1019A -> CNo1021C -> GNo1031G -> ANo1104G -> TYes1316A -> CNo1346T ->No1346T -> CNo1388T ->No1421A -> CNo1421A -> TNo1652C ->No1652C -> ANo1659C ->No1663G ->No1848C -> ANo1868T -> CYes1962C -> TNo1995A -> CNo2007A -> TNo2022G -> AYes2028-> ANo2037A -> GNo2062T -> GNo2076T -> ANo2076T -> GNo2176-> CNo2185T ->No2244A -> CNo


As noted above, cluster T46984 features 49 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node2 (SEQ ID NO:614) according to the present invention is supported by 240 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605), T46984_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:606), T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607), T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609) and T46984_PEA1_T48 (SEQ ID NO:610). Table 48 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 48Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)1328T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)1328T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID1328NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID1328NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID1328NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID1328NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID1328NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID1328NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID1328NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID1328NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID1328NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID1328NO: 605)T46984_PEA_1_T42 (SEQ ID1328NO: 606)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID1328NO: 607)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID1328NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T48 (SEQ ID1328NO: 610)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node4 (SEQ ID NO:615) according to the present invention is supported by 321 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605), T46984_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:606), T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607), T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609) and T46984_PEA1_T48 (SEQ ID NO:610). Table 49 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 49Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)329522T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)329522T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID329522NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID329522NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID329522NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID329522NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID329522NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID329522NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID329522NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID329522NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID329522NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID329522NO: 605)T46984_PEA_1_T42 (SEQ ID329522NO: 606)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID329522NO: 607)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID329522NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T48 (SEQ ID329522NO: 610)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node6 (SEQ ID NO:616) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601). Table 50 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 50Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID1340NO: 601)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node12 (SEQ ID NO:617) according to the present invention is supported by 262 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605), T46984_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:606), T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607), T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609) and T46984_PEA1_T48 (SEQ ID NO:610). Table 51 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 51Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)619751T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)619751T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID619751NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID619751NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID619751NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID619751NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID619751NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID619751NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID437569NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID619751NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID619751NO: 605)T46984_PEA_1_T42 (SEQ ID619751NO: 606)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID619751NO: 607)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID619751NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T48 (SEQ ID619751NO: 610)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node14 (SEQ ID NO:618) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T48 (SEQ ID NO:610). Table 52 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 52Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT46984_PEA_1_T48 (SEQ ID7951718NO: 610)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node25 (SEQ ID NO:619) according to the present invention is supported by 257 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605), T46984_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:606) and T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607). Table 53 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 53Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)10061171T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)10061171T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID10061171NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID10061171NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID10061171NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID10061171NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID10061171NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID10061171NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID824989NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID830995NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID10061171NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID734899NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID10061171NO: 605)T46984_PEA_1_T42 (SEQ ID10061171NO: 606)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID10061171NO: 607)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node29 (SEQ ID NO:620) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:606). Table 54 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 54Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT46984_PEA_1_T42 (SEQ ID13021501NO: 606)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node34 (SEQ ID NO:621) according to the present invention is supported by 4 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605). Table 55 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 55Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID14081717NO: 605)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node46 (SEQ ID NO:622) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608). Table 56 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 56Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID1306NO: 608)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node47 (SEQ ID NO:623) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599) and T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608). Table 57 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 57Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)16152242T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID16152242NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID307934NO: 608)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node52 (SEQ ID NO:624) according to the present invention is supported by 29 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599) and T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600). Table 58 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 58Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)18382904T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID24663532NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID18382904NO: 600)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node65 (SEQ ID NO:625) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T51 (SEQ ID NO:611). Table 59 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 59Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT46984_PEA_1_T51 (SEQ ID1348NO: 611)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node69 (SEQ ID NO:626) according to the present invention is supported by 8 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T52 (SEQ ID NO:612) and T46984_PEA1_T54 (SEQ ID NO:613). Table 60 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 60Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT46984_PEA_1_T52 (SEQ ID1927NO: 612)T46984_PEA_1_T54 (SEQ ID1927NO: 613)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node75 (SEQ ID NO:627) according to the present invention is supported by 5 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597). Table 61 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 61Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID21993529NO: 597)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node86 (SEQ ID NO:628) according to the present invention is supported by 314 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607), T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608), T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609), T46984_PEA1_T51 (SEQ ID NO:611), T46984_PEA1_T52 (SEQ ID NO:612) and T46984_PEA1_T54 (SEQ ID NO:613). Table 62 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 62Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)34923750T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)28863144T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID22862544NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID23172575NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID21752433NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID41204378NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID33963654NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID20762334NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID20822340NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID18282086NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID19862244NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID12641522NO: 607)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID15781836NO: 608)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID10171275NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T51 (SEQ ID614872NO: 611)T46984_PEA_1_T52 (SEQ ID11171375NO: 612)T46984_PEA_1_T54 (SEQ ID11171602NO: 613)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node9 (SEQ ID NO:629) according to the present invention is supported by 304 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605), T46984_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:606), T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607), T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609) and T46984_PEA1_T48 (SEQ ID NO:610). Table 63 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 63Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)523618T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)523618T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID523618NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID523618NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID523618NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID523618NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID523618NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID523618NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID341436NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID523618NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID523618NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID523618NO: 605)T46984_PEA_1_T42 (SEQ ID523618NO: 606)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID523618NO: 607)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID523618NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T48 (SEQ ID523618NO: 610)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node13 (SEQ ID NO:630) according to the present invention is supported by 232 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605), T46984_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:606), T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607) and T46984_PEA1_T48 (SEQ ID NO:610). Table 64 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 64Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)752794T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)752794T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID752794NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID752794NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID752794NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID752794NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID752794NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID752794NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID570612NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID752794NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID752794NO: 605)T46984_PEA_1_T42 (SEQ ID752794NO: 606)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID752794NO: 607)T46984_PEA_1_T48 (SEQ ID752794NO: 610)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node19 (SEQ ID NO:631) according to the present invention is supported by 237 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605), T46984_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:606) and T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607). Table 65 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 65Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)795870T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)795870T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID795870NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID795870NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID795870NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID795870NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID795870NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID795870NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID613688NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID619694NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID795870NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID523598NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID795870NO: 605)T46984_PEA_1_T42 (SEQ ID795870NO: 606)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID795870NO: 607)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node21 (SEQ ID NO:632) according to the present invention is supported by 242 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605), T46984_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:606) and T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607). Table 66 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 66Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)871975T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)871975T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID871975NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID871975NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID871975NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID871975NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID871975NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID871975NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID689793NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID695799NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID871975NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID599703NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID871975NO: 605)T46984_PEA_1_T42 (SEQ ID871975NO: 606)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID871975NO: 607)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node22 (SEQ ID NO:633) according to the present invention is supported by 205 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605), T46984_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:606) and T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607). Table 67 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 67Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)9761005T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)9761005T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID9761005NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID9761005NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID9761005NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID9761005NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID9761005NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID9761005NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID794823NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID800829NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID9761005NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID704733NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID9761005NO: 605)T46984_PEA_1_T42 (SEQ ID9761005NO: 606)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID9761005NO: 607)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node26 (SEQ ID NO:634) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605) and T46984_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:606). Table 68 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 68Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)11721182T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)11721182T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID11721182NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID11721182NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID11721182NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID11721182NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID11721182NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID11721182NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID9901000NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID9961006NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID11721182NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID900910NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID11721182NO: 605)T46984_PEA_1_T42 (SEQ ID11721182NO: 606)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node28 (SEQ ID NO:635) according to the present invention is supported by 242 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605) and T46984_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:606). Table 69 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 69Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)11831301T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)11831301T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID11831301NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID11831301NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID11831301NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID11831301NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID11831301NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID11831301NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID10011119NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID10071125NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID11831301NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID9111029NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID11831301NO: 605)T46984_PEA_1_T42 (SEQ ID11831301NO: 606)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node31 (SEQ ID NO:636) according to the present invention is supported by 207 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604) and T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605). Table 70 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 70Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)13021329T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)13021329T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID13021329NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID13021329NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID13021329NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID13021329NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID13021329NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID13021329NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID11201147NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID11261153NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID13021329NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID10301057NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID13021329NO: 605)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node32 (SEQ ID NO:637) according to the present invention is supported by 226 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604) and T46984_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:605). Table 71 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 71Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)13301407T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)13301407T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID13301407NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID13301407NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID13301407NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID13301407NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID13301407NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID11481225NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID11541231NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID13301407NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID10581135NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T40 (SEQ ID13301407NO: 605)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node38 (SEQ ID NO:638) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603) and T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604). Table 72 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 72Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)14081412T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)14081412T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID14081412NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID14081412NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID14081412NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID14081412NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID14081412NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID12261230NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID12321236NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID14081412NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID11361140NO: 604)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node39 (SEQ ID NO:639) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603) and T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604). Table 73 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 73Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)14131435T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)14131435T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID14131435NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID14131435NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID14131435NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID13301352NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID14131435NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID14131435NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID12311253NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID12371259NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID14131435NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID11411163NO: 604)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node40 (SEQ ID NO:640) according to the present invention is supported by 227 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603) and T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604). Table 74 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 74Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)14361499T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)14361499T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID14361499NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID14361499NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID14361499NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID13531416NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID14361499NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID14361499NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID12541317NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID12601323NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID14361499NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID11641227NO: 604)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node42 (SEQ ID NO:641) according to the present invention is supported by 239 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603) and T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604). Table 75 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 75Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)15001562T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)15001562T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID15001562NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID15001562NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID15001562NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID14171479NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID15001562NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID15001562NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID13181380NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID13241386NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID15001562NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID12281290NO: 604)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node43 (SEQ ID NO:642) according to the present invention is supported by 235 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602) and T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604). Table 76 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 76Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)15631614T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)15631614T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID15631614NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID15631614NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID15631614NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID14801531NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID15631614NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID15631614NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID13811432NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID13871438NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID12911342NO: 604)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node48 (SEQ ID NO:643) according to the present invention is supported by 282 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604) and T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608). Table 77 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 77Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)16151715T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)22432343T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID16151715NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID16151715NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID16151715NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID15321632NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID22432343NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID16151715NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID14331533NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID14391539NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID13431443NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID9351035NO: 608)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node49 (SEQ ID NO:644) according to the present invention is supported by 262 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604) and T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608). Table 78 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 78Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)17161757T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)23442385T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID17161757NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID17161757NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID17161757NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID16331674NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID23442385NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID17161757NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID15341575NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID15401581NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID14441485NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID10361077NO: 608)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node50 (SEQ ID NO:645) according to the present invention is supported by 277 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604) and T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608). Table 79 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 79Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)17581809T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)23862437T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID17581809NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID17581809NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID17581809NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID16751726NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID23862437NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID17581809NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID15761627NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID15821633NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID14861537NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID10781129NO: 608)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node51 (SEQ ID NO:646) according to the present invention is supported by 6 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599) and T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600). Table 80 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 80Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)18101837T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID18101837NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID24382465NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID18101837NO: 600)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node53 (SEQ ID NO:647) according to the present invention is supported by 16 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599) and T46984_PEA1T23 (SEQ ID NO:600). Table 81 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 81Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)29052963T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID18101868NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID35333591NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID29052963NO: 600)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node54 (SEQ ID NO:648) according to the present invention is supported by 18 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599) and T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600). Table 82 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 82Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)29643043T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID35923671NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID29643043NO: 600)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node55 (SEQ ID NO:649) according to the present invention is supported by 335 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1—T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604) and T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608). Table 83 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 83Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)30443110T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)24382504T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID18381904NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID18691935NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID18101876NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID17271793NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID36723738NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID30443110NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID16281694NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID16341700NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID15381604NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID11301196NO: 608)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node57 (SEQ ID NO:650) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604) and T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608). Table 84 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 84Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)31113130T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)25052524T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID19051924NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID19361955NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID18771896NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID17941813NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID37393758NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID31113130NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID16951714NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID17011720NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID16051624NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID11971216NO: 608)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node60 (SEQ ID NO:651) according to the present invention is supported by 326 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604) and T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608). Table 85 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 85Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)31313165T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)25252559T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID19251959NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID19561990NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID18971931NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID18141848NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID37593793NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID17151749NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID17211755NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID16251659NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID12171251NO: 608)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node62 (SEQ ID NO:652) according to the present invention is supported by 335 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604) and T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608). Table 86 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 86Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)31663226T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)25602620T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID19602020NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID19912051NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID19321992NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID18491909NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID37943854NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID17501810NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID17561816NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID16601720NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID12521312NO: 608)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node66 (SEQ ID NO:653) according to the present invention is supported by 336 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608), T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609) and T46984_PEA1_T51 (SEQ ID NO:611). Table 87 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 87Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)32273261T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)26212655T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID20212055NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID20522086NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID19932027NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID19101944NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID38553889NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID31313165NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID18111845NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID18171851NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID15631597NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID17211755NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID13131347NO: 608)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID752786NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T51 (SEQ ID349383NO: 611)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node67 (SEQ ID NO:654) according to the present invention is supported by 323 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608), T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609) and T46984_PEA1_T51 (SEQ ID NO:611). Table 88 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 88Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)32623302T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)26562696T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID20562096NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID20872127NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID20282068NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID19451985NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID38903930NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID31663206NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID18461886NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID18521892NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID15981638NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID17561796NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID13481388NO: 608)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID787827NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T51 (SEQ ID384424NO: 611)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node70 (SEQ ID NO:655) according to the present invention is supported by 337 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608), T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609), T46984_PEA1_T51 (SEQ ID NO:611), T46984_PEA1_T52 (SEQ ID NO:612) and T46984_PEA1_T54 (SEQ ID NO:613). Table 89 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 89Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)33033377T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)26972771T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID20972171NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID21282202NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID20692143NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID19862060NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID39314005NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID32073281NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID18871961NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID18931967NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID16391713NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID17971871NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID13891463NO: 608)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID828902NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T51 (SEQ ID425499NO: 611)T46984_PEA_1_T52 (SEQ ID9281002NO: 612)T46984_PEA_1_T54 (SEQ ID9281002NO: 613)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node71 (SEQ ID NO:656) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608), T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609), T46984_PEA1_T51 (SEQ ID NO:611), T46984_PEA1_T52 (SEQ ID NO:612) and T46984_PEA1_T54 (SEQ ID NO:613). Table 90 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 90Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)33783399T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)27722793T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID21722193NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID22032224NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID21442165NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID20612082NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID40064027NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID32823303NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID19621983NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID19681989NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID17141735NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID18721893NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID14641485NO: 608)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID903924NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T51 (SEQ ID500521NO: 611)T46984_PEA_1_T52 (SEQ ID10031024NO: 612)T46984_PEA_1_T54 (SEQ ID10031024NO: 613)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node72 (SEQ ID NO:657) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607), T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608), T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609), T46984_PEA1_T51 (SEQ ID NO:611), T46984_PEA1_T52 (SEQ ID NO:612) and T46984_PEA1_T54 (SEQ ID NO:613). Table 91 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 91Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO: 593)34003421T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 594)27942815T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID21942215NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID22252246NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID21662187NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID20832104NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID40284049NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID33043325NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID19842005NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID19902011NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID17361757NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID18941915NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID11721193NO: 607)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID14861507NO: 608)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID925946NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T51 (SEQ ID522543NO: 611)T46984_PEA_1_T52 (SEQ ID10251046NO: 612)T46984_PEA_1_T54 (SEQ ID10251046NO: 613)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node73 (SEQ ID NO:658) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607), T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608), T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609), T46984_PEA1_T51 (SEQ ID NO:611), T46984_PEA1_T52 (SEQ ID NO:612) and T46984_PEA1_T54 (SEQ ID NO:613). Table 92 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 92Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT46984_PEA_1_T234223428(SEQ ID NO: 593)T46984_PEA_1_T328162822(SEQ ID NO: 594)T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID22162222NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID22472253NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID21882194NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID21052111NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID40504056NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID33263332NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID20062012NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID20122018NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID17581764NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID19161922NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID11941200NO: 607)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID15081514NO: 608)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID947953NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T51 (SEQ ID544550NO: 611)T46984_PEA_1_T52 (SEQ ID10471053NO: 612)T46984_PEA_1_T54 (SEQ ID10471053NO: 613)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node74 (SEQ ID NO:659) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T14 (SEQ ID NO:597), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607), T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608), T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609), T46984_PEA1_T51 (SEQ ID NO:611), T46984_PEA1_T52 (SEQ ID NO:612) and T46984_PEA1_T54 (SEQ ID NO:613). Table 93 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 93Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT46984_PEA_1_T234293432(SEQ ID NO: 593)T46984_PEA_1_T328232826(SEQ ID NO: 594)T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID22232226NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID22542257NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T14 (SEQ ID21952198NO: 597)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID21122115NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID40574060NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID33333336NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID20132016NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID20192022NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID17651768NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID19231926NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID12011204NO: 607)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID15151518NO: 608)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID954957NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T51 (SEQ ID551554NO: 611)T46984_PEA_1_T52 (SEQ ID10541057NO: 612)T46984_PEA_1_T54 (SEQ ID10541057NO: 613)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node83 (SEQ ID NO:660) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607), T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608), T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609), T46984_PEA1_T51 (SEQ ID NO:611), T46984_PEA1_T52 (SEQ ID NO:612) and T46984_PEA1_T54 (SEQ ID NO:613). Table 94 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 94Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:34333437593)T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:28272831594)T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID22272231NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID22582262NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID21162120NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID40614065NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID33373341NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID20172021NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID20232027NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID17691773NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID19271931NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID12051209NO: 607)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID15191523NO: 608)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID958962NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T51 (SEQ ID555559NO: 611)T46984_PEA_1_T52 (SEQ ID10581062NO: 612)T46984_PEA_1_T54 (SEQ ID10581062NO: 613)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node84 (SEQ ID NO:661) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607), T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608), T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609), T46984_PEA1_T51 (SEQ ID NO:611), T46984_PEA1_T52 (SEQ ID NO:612) and T46984_PEA1_T54 (SEQ ID NO:613). Table 95 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 95Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:34383451593)T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:28322845594)T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID22322245NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID22632276NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID21212134NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID40664079NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID33423355NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID20222035NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID20282041NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID17741787NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID19321945NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID12101223NO: 607)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID15241537NO: 608)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID963976NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T51 (SEQ ID560573NO: 611)T46984_PEA_1_T52 (SEQ ID10631076NO: 612)T46984_PEA_1_T54 (SEQ ID10631076NO: 613)


Segment cluster T46984_PEA1_node85 (SEQ ID NO:662) according to the present invention is supported by 295 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T46984_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:593), T46984_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:594), T46984_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:595), T46984_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:596), T46984_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:598), T46984_PEA1_T19 (SEQ ID NO:599), T46984_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:600), T46984_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:601), T46984_PEA1_T32 (SEQ ID NO:602), T46984_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:603), T46984_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:604), T46984_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:607), T46984_PEA1_T46 (SEQ ID NO:608), T46984_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:609), T46984_PEA1_T51 (SEQ ID NO:611), T46984_PEA1_T52 (SEQ ID NO:612) and T46984_PEA1_T54 (SEQ ID NO:613). Table 96 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 96Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT46984_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:34523491593)T46984_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:28462885594)T46984_PEA_1_T12 (SEQ ID22462285NO: 595)T46984_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID22772316NO: 596)T46984_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID21352174NO: 598)T46984_PEA_1_T19 (SEQ ID40804119NO: 599)T46984_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID33563395NO: 600)T46984_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID20362075NO: 601)T46984_PEA_1_T32 (SEQ ID20422081NO: 602)T46984_PEA_1_T34 (SEQ ID17881827NO: 603)T46984_PEA_1_T35 (SEQ ID19461985NO: 604)T46984_PEA_1_T43 (SEQ ID12241263NO: 607)T46984_PEA_1_T46 (SEQ ID15381577NO: 608)T46984_PEA_1_T47 (SEQ ID9771016NO: 609)T46984_PEA_1_T51 (SEQ ID574613NO: 611)T46984_PEA_1_T52 (SEQ ID10771116NO: 612)T46984_PEA_1_T54 (SEQ ID10771116NO: 613)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T46984_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:664)×RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:4716.00Escore:0Matching length:498Total length:498Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTA150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTA150          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·151RLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQ200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151RLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQ200          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·201FEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFESLS250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201FEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFESLS250          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·251EAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQPL300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251EAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQPL300          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·301TQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLV350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301TQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLV350          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·351EVEGDNRYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPA400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EVEGDNRYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPA400          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·401KAKGTFIADSHQNFALFFQLVDVNTGAELTPHQTFVRLHNQKTGQEVVFV450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401KAKGTFIADSHQNFALFFQLVDVNTGAELTPHQTFVRLHNQKTGQEVVFV450          ·         ·         ·         ·451AEPDNKNVYKFELDTSERKIEFDSASGTYTLYLIIGDATLKNPILWNV498||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451AEPDNKNVYKFELDTSERKIEFDSASGTYTLYLIIGDATLKNPILWNV498


Sequence name: RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T46984_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:665)×RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:4085.00Escore:0Matching length:433Total length:433Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:


Sequence name: RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T46984_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:666)×RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:4716.00Escore:0Matching length:498Total length:498Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTA150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTA150          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·151RLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQ200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151RLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQ200          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·201FEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFESLS250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201FEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFESLS250          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·251EAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQPL300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251EAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQPL300          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·301TQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLV350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301TQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLV350          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·351EVEGDNRYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPA400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EVEGDNRYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPA400          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·401KAKGTFIADSHQNFALFFQLVDVNTGAELTPHQTFVRLHNQKTGQEVVFV450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401KAKGTFIADSHQNFALFFQLVDVNTGAELTPHQTFVRLHNQKTGQEVVFV450          ·         ·         ·         ·451AEPDNKNVYKFELDTSERKIEFDSASGTYTLYLIIGDATLKNPILWNV498||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451AEPDNKNVYKFELDTSERKIEFDSASGTYTLYLIIGDATLKNPILWNV498


Sequence name: RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T46984_PEA1_P11 (SEQ ID NO:667)×RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:5974.00Escore:0Matching length:628Total length:628Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:


Sequence name: RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T46984_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:668)×RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:3179.00Escore:0Matching length:338Total length:338Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:


Sequence name: RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T46984_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:669)×RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:5348.00Escore:0Matching length:562Total length:562Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment

          ·         ·         ·         ·         ·2KACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSED51||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||70KACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGCEISISNETKDLLLAAVSED119          ·         ·         ·         ·         ·52SSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTAS101||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||120SSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTARLSKEETVLATVQALQTAS169          ·         ·         ·         ·         ·102HLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLM151||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||170HLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQFEEGLETTALFVAATYKLM219          ·         ·         ·         ·         ·152DHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHV201||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||220DHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFESLSEAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHV269          ·         ·         ·         ·         ·202PVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQPLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATV251||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||270PVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQPLTQATVKLEHAKSVASRATV319          ·         ·         ·         ·         ·252LQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDNRYIANTVELRVKI301||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||320LQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLVEVEGDNRYIANTVELRVKI369          ·         ·         ·         ·         ·302STEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPAKAKGTFIADSHQNFALFFQ351||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||370STEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPAKAKGTFIADSHQNFALFFQ419          ·         ·         ·         ·         ·352LVDVNTGAELTPHQTFVRLHNQKTGQEVVFVAEPDNKNVYKFELDTSERK401||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||420LVDVNTGAELTPHQTFVRLHNQKTGQEVVFVAEPDNKNVYKFELDTSERK469          ·         ·         ·         ·         ·402IEFDSASGTYTLYLIIGDATLKNPILWNVADVVIKFPEEEAPSTVLSQNL451||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||470IEFDSASGTYTLYLIIGDATLKNPILWNVADVVIKFPEEEAPSTVLSQNL519          ·         ·         ·         ·         ·452FTPKQEIQHLFREPEKRPPTVVSNTFTALILSPLLLLFALWIRIGANVSN501||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||520FTPKQEIQHLFREPEKRPPTVVSNTFTALILSPLLLLFALWIRIGANVSN569          ·         ·         ·         ·         ·502FTFAPSTIIFHLGHAAMLGLMYVYWTQLNMFQTLKYLAILGSVTFLAGNR551||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||570FTFAPSTIIFHLGHAAMLGLMYVYWTQLNMFQTLKYLAILGSVTFLAGNR619          ·552MLAQQAVKRTAH563||||||||||||620MLAQQAVKRTAH631


Sequence name: RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T46984_PEA1_P27 (SEQ ID NO:670)×RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:3910.00Escore:0Matching length:415Total length:415Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment

          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTA150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTA150          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·151RLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQ200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151RLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQ200          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·201FEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFESLS250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201FEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFESLS250          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·251EAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQPL300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251EAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQPL300          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·301TQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLV350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301TQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLV350          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·351EVEGDNRYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPA400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351EVEGDNRYIANTVELRVKISTEVGITNVDLSTVDKDQSIAPKTTRVTYPA400          ·401KAKGTFIADSHQNFA415|||||||||||||||401KAKGTFIADSHQNFA415


Sequence name: RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T46984_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:671)×RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:3434.00Escore:0Matching length:373Total length:373Matching Percent98.93Matching Percent Identity:98.39Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:98.93Total Percent Identity:98.39Gaps:0


Alignment

          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTA150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTA150          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·151RLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQ200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151RLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQ200          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·201FEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFESLS250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201FEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFESLS250          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·251EAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQPL300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251EAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQPL300          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·301TQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLV350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301TQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVGDVFELNFMNVKFSSGYYDFLV350          ·         ·351EVEGDNRYIANTVEGQVRWLTPV373|||||||||||||| :|:  | |351EVEGDNRYIANTVELRVKISTEV373


Sequence name: RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T46984_PEA1_P34 (SEQ ID NO:672)×RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:3087.00Escore:0Matching length:329Total length:329Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQTYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTA150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQTYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTA150          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·151RLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQ200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151RLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQ200          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·201FEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFESLS250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201FEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFESLS250          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·251EAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQPL300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251EAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAILRLQVTNVLSQPL300          ·         ·301TQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVG329|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301TQATVKLEHAKSVASRATVLQKTSFTPVG329


Sequence name: RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T46984_PEA1_P35 (SEQ ID NO:673)×RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:2697.00Escore:0Matching length:287Total length:287Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment

          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTA150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTA150          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·151RLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQ200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151RLSKEETVLATVQALQTASHLSQQADLRSIVEEIEDLVARLDELGGVYLQ200          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·201FEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFESLS250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201FEEGLETTALFVAATYKLMDHVGTEPSIKEDQVIQLMNAIFSKKNFESLS250          ·         ·         ·251EAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAI287|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251EAFSVASAAAVLSHNRYHVPVVVVPEGSASDTHEQAI287


Sequence name: RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T46984_PEA1_P38 (SEQ ID NO:674)×RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1368.00Escore:0Matching length:145Total length:145Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100          ·         ·         ·         ·101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEAL145|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEAL145


Sequence name: RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T46984_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:675)×RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1500.00Escore:0Matching length:160Total length:160Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment

          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTA150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101EISISNETKDLLLAAVSEDSSVTQIYHAVAALSGFGLPLASQEALSALTA150          ·151RLSKEETVLA160||||||||||151RLSKEETVLA160


Sequence name: RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T46984_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:676)×RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:970.00Escore:0Matching length:103Total length:103Matching Percent99.03Matching Percent Identity:99.03Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:99.03Total Percent Identity:99.03Gaps:0


Alignment

          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAKKACTYIRSNLDPSNVDSLFYAAQASQALSGC100101ENS103| |101EIS103


Sequence name: RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T46984_PEA1_P46 (SEQ ID NO:677)×RIB2_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:663).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:656.00Escore:0Matching length:69Total length:69Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment

          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MAPPGSSTVFLLALTIIASTWALTPTHYLTKHDVERLKASLDRPFTNLES50          ·51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAK69|||||||||||||||||||51AFYSIVGLSSLGAQVPDAK69


Description for Cluster T11628

Cluster T11628 features 6 transcript(s) and 25 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.T11628_PEA_1_T3678T11628_PEA_1_T4679T11628_PEA_1_T5680T11628_PEA_1_T7681T11628_PEA_1_T9682T11628_PEA_1_T11683









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







T11628_PEA_1_node_7
684



T11628_PEA_1_node_11
685



T11628_PEA_1_node_16
686



T11628_PEA_1_node_22
687



T11628_PEA_1_node_25
688



T11628_PEA_1_node_31
689



T11628_PEA_1_node_37
690



T11628_PEA_1_node_0
691



T11628_PEA_1_node_4
692



T11628_PEA_1_node_9
693



T11628_PEA_1_node_13
694



T11628_PEA_1_node_14
695



T11628_PEA_1_node_17
696



T11628_PEA_1_node_18
697



T11628_PEA_1_node_19
698



T11628_PEA_1_node_24
699



T11628_PEA_1_node_27
700



T11628_PEA_1_node_28
701



T11628_PEA_1_node_29
702



T11628_PEA_1_node_30
703



T11628_PEA_1_node_32
704



T11628_PEA_1_node_33
705



T11628_PEA_1_node_34
706



T11628_PEA_1_node_35
707



T11628_PEA_1_node_36
708

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Sequence



Protein Name
ID No.
Corresponding Transcript(s)





T11628_PEA_1_P2
712
T11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID




NO: 678);




T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID




NO: 680);




T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID




NO: 681)


T11628_PEA_1_P5
713
T11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID




NO: 682)


T11628_PEA_1_P7
714
T11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ




ID NO: 683)


T11628_PEA_1_P10
715
T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID




NO: 679)









These sequences are variants of the known protein Myoglobin (SwissProt accession identifier MYG_HUMAN), SEQ ID NO: 709, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Myoglobin (SEQ ID NO:709) is known or believed to have the following function(s): Serves as a reserve supply of oxygen and facilitates the movement of oxygen within muscles. The sequence for protein Myoglobin (SEQ ID NO:709) is given at the end of the application, as “Myoglobin (SEQ ID NO:709) amino acid sequence”. Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceComment54E -> K. /FTId = VAR_003180.133K -> N. /FTId = VAR_003181.139R -> Q. /FTId = VAR_003182.139R -> W. /FTId = VAR_003183.128Q -> E


As noted above, cluster T11628 features 6 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Myoglobin (SEQ ID NO:709). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein T11628_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:712) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678). An alignment is given to the known protein (Myoglobin (SEQ ID NO:709)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T11628_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:712) and Q8WVH6 (SEQ ID NO:711) (SEQ ID NO:711):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T11628_PEA1—P2 (SEQ ID NO:712), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MGLSDGEWQLVLNVWGKVEADIPGHGQEVLIRLFKGHPETLEKFDKFKHLKSEDE (SEQ ID NO:956) corresponding to amino acids 1-55 of T11628_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:712), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKIPVKYLEFISECIIQV LQSKHPGDFGADAQGAMNKALELFRKDMASNYKELGFQG corresponding to amino acids 1-99 of Q8WVH6 (SEQ ID NO:711), which also corresponds to amino acids 56-154 of T11628_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:712), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated polypeptide encoding for a head of T11628_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:712), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

MGLSDGEWQLVLNVWGKVEADIPGHGQEVLIRLFKGHPETLEKFDKFKHLKSEDE(SEQ ID NO:956)of T11628_PEA_1_P2.(SEQ ID NO:712)


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: intracellularly. The protein localization is believed to be intracellularly because neither of the trans-membrane region prediction programs predicted a trans-membrane region for this protein. In addition both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein is a non-secreted protein.


Variant protein T11628_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:712) also has the following non-silent SNPs(Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 5, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T11628_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:712) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 5Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?26G ->No44F ->No92Q -> RNo135A ->No141K ->No153Q ->No


Variant protein T11628_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:712) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 220 and ends at position 681. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 6 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T11628_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:712) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 6Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?83G -> AYes93G -> AYes95G -> AYes146G -> AYes295G ->No349T ->No393G -> AYes423C -> TYes494A -> GNo498G -> ANo623C ->No642G ->No678G ->No686C ->No686C -> ANo717C ->No787T -> GNo820G -> TNo826G -> TNo850C ->No934T -> GNo975A -> GYes1117G ->No1218A -> GNo


Variant protein T11628_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:713) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682). An alignment is given to the known protein (Myoglobin (SEQ ID NO:709) ) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T11628_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:713) and MYG_HUMAN—V1 (SEQ ID NO:710):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T11628_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:713), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKIPVKYLEFISECIIQV LQSKHPGDFGADAQGAMNKALELFRKDMASNYKELGFQG corresponding to amino acids 56-154 of MYG_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:710), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-99 of T11628_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:713).


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (MYG_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:709)) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for MYG_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 710). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 7Changes to MYG_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 710)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change1init_met


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: intracellularly. The protein localization is believed to be intracellularly because neither of the trans-membrane region prediction programs predicted a trans-membrane region for this protein. In addition both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein is a non-secreted protein.


Variant protein T11628_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:713) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 8, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T11628_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:713) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?37Q -> RNo80A ->No86K ->No98Q ->No


Variant protein T11628_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:713) is encoded by the following Transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 211 and ends at position 507. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 9 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T11628_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:713) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 9Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onnucleotide sequenceAlternative nucleic acidPreviously known SNP?2C -> TYes175T ->No219G -> AYes249C -> TYes320A -> GNo324G -> ANo449C ->No468G ->No504G ->No512C ->No512C -> ANo543C ->No613T -> GNo646G -> TNo652G -> TNo676C ->No760T -> GNo801A -> GYes943G ->No1044A -> GNo


Variant protein T11628_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:714) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683). An alignment is given to the known protein (Myoglobin (SEQ ID NO:709)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T11628_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:714) and MYG _HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:710):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T11628_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:714), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGLSDGEWQLVLNVWGKVEADIPGHGQEVLIRLFKGHPETLEKFDKFKHLKSEDEMK ASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKIPVKYLEFISECIIQVLQ SKHPGDFGADAQGAMNK corresponding to amino acids 1-134 of MYG_HUMAN_V1, which also corresponds to amino acids 1-134 of T11628_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:714), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence G corresponding to amino acids 135-135 of T11628_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:714), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


It should be noted that the known protein sequence (MYG_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:709)) has one or more changes than the sequence given at the end of the application and named as being the amino acid sequence for MYG_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:710). These changes were previously known to occur and are listed in the table below.

TABLE 10Changes to MYG_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO: 710)SNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceType of change1init_met


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: intracellularly. The protein localization is believed to be intracellularly because neither of the trans-membrane region prediction programs predicted a trans-membrane region for this protein. In addition both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein is a non-secreted protein.


Variant protein T11628_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:714) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 11, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T11628_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:714) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 11Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?26G ->No44F ->No92Q -> RNo


Variant protein T11628_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:714) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 319 and ends at position 723. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 12 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T11628_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:714) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 12Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onnucleotide sequenceAlternative nucleic acidPreviously known SNP?394G ->No448T ->No492G -> AYes522C -> TYes593A -> GNo597G -> ANo728C ->No728C -> ANo759C ->No829T -> GNo862G -> TNo868G -> TNo892C ->No976T -> GNo1017A -> GYes1159G ->No1260A -> GNo


Variant protein T11628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679). An alignment is given to the known protein (Myoglobin (SEQ ID NO:709)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between T11628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715) and Q8WVH6 (SEQ ID NO:711):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for T11628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence MGLSDGEWQLVLNVWGKVEADIPGHGQEVLIRLFKGHPETLEKFDKFKHLKSEDE (SEQ ID NO:956) corresponding to amino acids 1-55 of T11628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKIPVKYLEFISECIIQV LQSKHPGDFGADAQGAMNKALELFRKDMASNYKELGFQG corresponding to amino acids 1-99 of Q8WVH6 (SEQ ID NO:711), which also corresponds to amino acids 56-154 of T11628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated polypeptide encoding for a head of T11628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

MGLSDGEWQLVLNVWGKVEADIPGHGQEVLIRLFKGHPETLEKFDKFKHLKSEDE(SEQ ID NO:956)of T11628_PEA_1_P10.(SEQ ID NO:715)


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: intracellularly. The protein localization is believed to be intracellularly because neither of the trans-membrane region prediction programs predicted a trans-membrane region for this protein. In addition both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein is a non-secreted protein.


Variant protein T11628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 13, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T11628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 13Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?26G ->No44F ->No92Q -> RNo135A ->No141K ->No153Q ->No


Variant protein T11628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715) is encoded by the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 205 and ends at position 666. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 14 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein T11628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 14Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onnucleotide sequenceAlternative nucleic acidPreviously known SNP?280G ->No334T ->No378G -> AYes408C -> TYes479A -> GNo483G -> ANo608C ->No627G ->No663G ->No671C ->No671C -> ANo702C ->No772T -> GNo805G -> TNo811G -> TNo835C ->No919T -> GNo960A -> GYes1102G ->No1203A -> GNo


As noted above, cluster T11628 features 25 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node7 (SEQ ID NO:684) according to the present invention is supported by 9 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678). Table 15 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 15Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:1211678)


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node11 (SEQ ID NO:685) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680). Table 16 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 16Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:48178680)


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node16 (SEQ ID NO:686) according to the present invention is supported by 38 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683). Table 17 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 17Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID1214NO: 683)


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node22 (SEQ ID NO:687) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682). Table 18 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 18Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:1140682)


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node25 (SEQ ID NO:688) according to the present invention is supported by 129 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680), T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681), T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682) and T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683). Table 19 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 19Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)395537T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)380522T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)362504T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)347489T11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO: 682)221363T11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID494636NO: 683)


Microarray (chip) data is also available for this segment as follows. As described above with regard to the cluster itself, various oligonucleotides were tested for being differentially expressed in various disease conditions, particularly cancer. The following oligonucleotides were found to hit this segment (in relation to breast cancer), shown in Table 20.

TABLE 20Oligonucleotides related to this segmentOligonucleotide nameOverexpressed in cancersChip referenceT11628_0_9_0 (SEQ IDbreast malignant tumorsBRSNO: 911)


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node31 (SEQ ID NO:689) according to the present invention is supported by 137 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680), T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681), T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682) and T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683). Table 21 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 21Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)702831T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)687816T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)669798T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)654783T11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO: 682)528657T11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID744873NO: 683)


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node37 (SEQ ID NO:690) according to the present invention is supported by 99 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680), T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681), T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682) and T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683). Table 22 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 22Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)10861225T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)10711210T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)10531192T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)10381177T11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO: 682)9121051T11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID11281267NO: 683)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node0 (SEQ ID NO:691) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679). Table 23 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 23Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)193


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node4 (SEQ ID NO:692) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679). Table 24 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 24Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)94196


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node9 (SEQ ID NO:693) according to the present invention is supported by 16 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680) and T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681). Table 25 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 25Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)147T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)147


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node13 (SEQ ID NO:694) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681). Table 26 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 26Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)4865


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node14 (SEQ ID NO:695) according to the present invention is supported by 1 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681). Table 27 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 27Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)66163


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node17 (SEQ ID NO:696) according to the present invention is supported by 55 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683). Table 28 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 28Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionT11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID215310NO: 683)


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node18 (SEQ ID NO:697) according to the present invention is supported by 98 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680), T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681) and T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683). Table 29 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 29Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)212289T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)197274T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)179256T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)164241T11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID NO: 683)311388


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node19 (SEQ ID NO:698) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680), T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681) and T11628_PEA1_T11(SEQ ID NO:683). Table 30 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 30Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)290314T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)275299T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)257281T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)242266T11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID NO: 683)389413


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node24 (SEQ ID NO:699) according to the present invention is supported by 112 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680), T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681), T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682) and T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683). Table 31 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 31Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)315394T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)300379T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)282361T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)267346T11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO: 682)141220T11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID414493NO: 683)


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node27 (SEQ ID NO:700) according to the present invention is supported by 119 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680), T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681), T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682) and T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683). Table 32 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 32Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)538621T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)523606T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)505588T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)490573T11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO: 682)364447T11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID637720NO: 683)


Microarray (chip) data is also available for this segment as follows. As described above with regard to the cluster itself, various oligonucleotides were tested for being differentially expressed in various disease conditions, particularly cancer. The following oligonucleotides were found to hit this segment (in relation to breast cancer), shown in Table 33.

TABLE 33Oligonucleotides related to this segmentOligonucleotide nameOverexpressed in cancersChip referenceT11628_0_9_0 (SEQ IDbreast malignant tumorsBRSNO: 911)


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node28 (SEQ ID NO:701) according to the present invention is supported by 115 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680), T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681) and T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682). Table 34 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 34Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)622650T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)607635T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)589617T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)574602T11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO: 682)448476


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node29 (SEQ ID NO:702) according to the present invention is supported by 113 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680), T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681) and T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682). Table 35 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 35Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)651678T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)636663T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)618645T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)603630T11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO: 682)477504


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node30 (SEQ ID NO:703) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680), T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681), T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682) and T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683). Table 36 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 36Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)679701T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)664686T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)646668T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)631653T11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO: 682)505527T11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID721743NO: 683)


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node32 (SEQ ID NO:704) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680), T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681), T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682) and T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683). Table 37 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 37Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)832844T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)817829T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)799811T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)784796T11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO: 682)658670T11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID874886NO: 683)


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node33 (SEQ ID NO:705) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680), T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681), T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682) and T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683). Table 38 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 38Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)845866T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)830851T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)812833T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)797818T11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO: 682)671692T11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID887908NO: 683)


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node34 (SEQ ID NO:706) according to the present invention is supported by 122 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680), T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681), T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682) and T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683). Table 39 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 39Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)867911T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)852896T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)834878T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)819863T11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO: 682)693737T11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID909953NO: 683)


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node35 (SEQ ID NO:707) according to the present invention is supported by 126 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680), T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681), T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682 and T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683). Table 40 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 40Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)912967T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)897952T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)879934T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)864919T11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO: 682)738793T11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID9541009NO: 683)


Segment cluster T11628_PEA1_node36 (SEQ ID NO:708) according to the present invention is supported by 122 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): T11628_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:678), T11628_PEA1_T4 (SEQ ID NO:679), T11628_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:680), T11628_PEA1_T7 (SEQ ID NO:681), T11628_PEA1_T9 (SEQ ID NO:682) and T11628_PEA1_T11 (SEQ ID NO:683). Table 41 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 41Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentendingTranscript namestarting positionpositionT11628_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID NO: 678)9681085T11628_PEA_1_T4 (SEQ ID NO: 679)9531070T11628_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID NO: 680)9351052T11628_PEA_1_T7 (SEQ ID NO: 681)9201037T11628_PEA_1_T9 (SEQ ID NO: 682)794911T11628_PEA_1_T11 (SEQ ID10101127NO: 683)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: Q8WVH6 (SEQ ID NO:711)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T11628_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:712)×Q8WVH6 (SEQ ID NO:711).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:962.00Escore:0Matching length:99Total length:99Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·56MKASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKIPVKYL105||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MKASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKIPVKYL50          ·         ·         ·         ·106EFISECIIQVLQSKHPGDFGADAQGAMNKALELFRKDMASNYKELGFQG154||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51EFISECIIQVLQSKHPGDFGADAQGAMNKALELFRKDMASNYKELGFQG99


Sequence name: MYG_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:710)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T11628_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:713)×MYG_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:710).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:962.00Escore:0Matching length:99Total length:99Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·1MKASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKIPVKYL50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||56MKASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKIPVKYL105          ·         ·         ·         ·51EFISECIIQVLQSKHPGDFGADAQGAMNKALELFRKDMASNYKELGFQG99||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||106EFISECIIQVLQSKHPGDFGADAQGAMNKALELFRKDMASNYKELGFQG154


Sequence name: MYG_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:710)


Sequence documentation:


Sequence of: T11628_PEA1_P7 (SEQ ID NO:714)×MYG_HUMAN_V1 (SEQ ID NO:710).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:1315.00Escore:0Matching length:134Total length:134Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·1MGLSDGEWQLVLNVWGKVEADIPGHGQEVLIRLFKGHPETLEKFDKFKHL50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MGLSDGEWQLVLNVWGKVEADIPGHGQEVLIRLFKGHPETLEKFDKFKHL50          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·51KSEDEMKASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKI100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51KSEDEMKASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKI100          ·         ·         ·101PVKYLEFISECIIQVLQSKHPGDFGADAQGAMNK134||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101PVKYLEFISECIIQVLQSKHPGDFGADAQGAMNK134


Sequence name: Q8WVH6 (SEQ ID NO:711)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: T11628_PEA1_P10 (SEQ ID NO:715)×Q8WVH6 (SEQ ID NO:711).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:962.00Escore:0Matching length:99Total length:99Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

          ·         ·         ·         ·        ·56MKASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKIPVKYL105||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MKASEDLKKHGATVLTALGGILKKKGHHEAEIKPLAQSHATKHKIPVKYL50          ·         ·         ·         ·106EFISECIIQVLQSKHPGDFGADAQGAMNKALELFRKDMASNYKELGFQG154||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51EFISECIIQVLQSKHPGDFGADAQGAMNKALELFRKDMASNYKELGFQG99


Description for Cluster M78076

Cluster M78076 features 9 transcript(s) and 35 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.M78076_PEA_1_T2716M78076_PEA_1_T3717M78076_PEA_1_T5718M78076_PEA_1_T13719M78076_PEA_1_T15720M78076_PEA_1_T23721M78076_PEA_1_T26722M78076_PEA_1_T27723M78076_PEA_1_T28724









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.














M78076_PEA_1_node_0
725



M78076_PEA_1_node_10
726



M78076_PEA_1_node_15
727



M78076_PEA_1_node_18
728



M78076_PEA_1_node_20
729



M78076_PEA_1_node_24
730



M78076_PEA_1_node_26
731



M78076_PEA_1_node_29
732



M78076_PEA_1_node_32
733



M78076_PEA_1_node_35
734



M78076_PEA_1_node_37
735



M78076_PEA_1_node_46
736



M78076_PEA_1_node_47
737



M78076_PEA_1_node_54
738



M78076_PEA_1_node_1
739



M78076_PEA_1_node_2
740



M78076_PEA_1_node_3
741



M78076_PEA_1_node_6
742



M78076_PEA_1_node_7
743



M78076_PEA_1_node_12
744



M78076_PEA_1_node_22
745



M78076_PEA_1_node_27
746



M78076_PEA_1_node_30
747



M78076_PEA_1_node_31
748



M78076_PEA_1_node_34
749



M78076_PEA_1_node_36
750



M78076_PEA_1_node_41
751



M78076_PEA_1_node_42
752



M78076_PEA_1_node_43
753



M78076_PEA_1_node_45
754



M78076_PEA_1_node_49
755



M78076_PEA_1_node_50
756



M78076_PEA_1_node_51
757



M78076_PEA_1_node_52
758



M78076_PEA_1_node_53
759

















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest










Sequence



Protein Name
ID No.
Corresponding Transcript(s)





M78076_PEA_1_P3
761
M78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID




NO: 716);




M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID




NO: 718)


M78076_PEA_1_P4
762
M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID




NO: 717)


M78076_PEA_1_P12
763
M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ




ID NO: 719)


M78076_PEA_1_P14
764
M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ




ID NO: 720)


M78076_PEA_1_P21
765
M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ




ID NO: 721)


M78076_PEA_1_P24
766
M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ




ID NO: 722)


M78076_PEA_1_P2
767
M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ




ID NO: 723)


M78076_PEA_1_P25
768
M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ




ID NO: 724)









These sequences are variants of the known protein Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SwissProt accession identifier APP1_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms APLP; APLP-1), SEQ ID NO: 760, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760) is known or believed to have the following function(s): May play a role in postsynaptic function. The C-terminal gamma-secretase processed fragment, ALID1, activates transcription activation through APBB1 (Fe65) binding (By similarity). Couples to JIP signal transduction through C-terminal binding. May interact with cellular G-protein signaling pathways. Can regulate neurite outgrowth through binding to components of the extracellular matrix such as heparin and collagen I. The gamma-CTF peptide, C30, is a potent enhancer of neuronal apoptosis (By similarity). The sequence for protein Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760) is given at the end of the application, as “Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760) amino acid sequence”. Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceComment48A -> P


Protein Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760) localization is believed to be Type I membrane protein. C-terminally processed in the Golgi complex.


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: endocytosis; apoptosis; cell adhesion; neurogenesis; cell death, which are annotation(s) related to Biological Process; protein binding; heparin binding, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function; and basement membrane; coated pit; integral membrane protein, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremB1 Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


As noted above, cluster M78076 features 9 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:761) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716). An alignment is given to the known protein (Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between M78076_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:761) and APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:761), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN EHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQADPPQAERVLL ALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVHTHLQVIEERVNQSLGLLD QNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAPGGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKD corresponding to amino acids 1-517 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-517 of M78076_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:761), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence GE corresponding to amino acids 518-519 of M78076_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:761), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:761) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 5, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:761) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 5Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?4A -> PYes6P -> HYes13R -> HYes34Q ->No38G -> RYes88P -> RYes124R -> QYes127S ->No145F -> SNo214G -> RNo214G ->No262Q ->No270V ->No309G -> EYes370Q ->No


The glycosylation sites of variant protein M78076_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:761), as compared to the known protein Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760), are described in Table 6 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 6Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inPositionacid sequencevariant protein?in variant protein?337yes337461yes461551no


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:761) is encoded by the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 142 and ends at position 1698. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 7 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:761) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?114G ->No151G -> CYes158C -> AYes179G -> AYes219A -> GYes243G ->No253G -> AYes315A -> GYes366A -> GYes404C -> GYes512G -> AYes522C ->No522C -> TNo575T -> CNo781G ->No781G -> ANo927G ->No951C ->No1067G -> AYes1077G -> AYes1251G ->No1398G -> TYes1423C -> TYes2146G -> AYes2224C -> TNo2362C -> TYes2513A -> GNo2656C -> TYes


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717). An alignment is given to the known protein (Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762) and APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN EHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQADPPQAERVLL ALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVHTHLQVIEERVNQSLGLLD QNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAPGGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMTLPKG corresponding to amino acids 1-526 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-526 of M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ECLTVNPSLQIPLNP (SEQ ID NO:958) corresponding to amino acids 527-541 of M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence ECLTVNPSLQIPLNP (SEQ ID NO:958) in M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 8, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?4A -> PYes6P -> HYes13R -> HYes34Q ->No38G -> RYes88P -> RYes124R -> QYes127S ->No145F -> SNo214G -> RNo214G ->No262Q ->No270V ->No309G -> EYes370Q ->No


The glycosylation sites of variant protein M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762), as compared to the known protein Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760), are described in Table 9 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 9Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inPositionacid sequencevariant protein?in variant protein?337yes337461yes461551no


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762) is encoded by the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 142 and ends at position 1764. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 10 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 10Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?114G ->No151G -> CYes158C -> AYes179G -> AYes219A -> GYes243G ->No253G -> AYes315A -> GYes366A -> GYes404C -> GYes512G -> AYes522C ->No522C -> TNo575T -> CNo781G ->No781G -> ANo927G ->No951C ->No1067G -> AYes1077G -> AYes1251G ->No1398G -> TYes1423C -> TYes1817G -> AYes2362G -> AYes2440C -> TNo2578C -> TYes2729A -> GNo2872C -> TYes


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719). An alignment is given to the known protein (Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763) and APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN EHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQADPPQAERVLL ALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVHTHLQVIEERVNQSLGLLD QNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAPGGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMTLPKG corresponding to amino acids 1-526 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-526 of M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence ECVCSKGFPFPLIGDSEG (SEQ ID NO:959) corresponding to amino acids 527-544 of M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence ECVCSKGFPFPLIGDSEG (SEQ ID NO:959) in M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 11, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 11Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?4A -> PYes6P -> HYes13R -> HYes34Q ->No38G -> RYes88P -> RYes124R -> QYes127S ->No145F -> SNo214G -> RNo214G ->No262Q ->No270V ->No309G -> EYes370Q ->No


The glycosylation sites of variant protein M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763), as compared to the known protein Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760), are described in Table 12 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 12Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inPositionacid sequencevariant protein?in variant protein?337yes337461yes461551no


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763) is encoded by the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 142 and ends at position 1773. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 13 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P12 (SEQ ID NO:763) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 13Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?114G ->No151G -> CYes158C -> AYes179G -> AYes219A -> GYes243G ->No253G -> AYes315A -> GYes366A -> GYes404C -> GYes512G -> AYes522C ->No522C -> TNo575T -> CNo781G ->No781G -> ANo927G ->No951C ->No1067G -> AYes1077G -> AYes1251G ->No1398G -> TYes1423C -> TYes1816G -> AYes1894C -> TNo2032C -> TYes2183A -> GNo2326C -> TYes


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720). An alignment is given to the known protein (Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764) and APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN EHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQADPPQAERVLL ALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVHTHLQVIEERVNQSLGLLD QNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAPGGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMTLPKGST EQDAASPEKEKMNPLEQYERKVNASVPRGFPFHSSEIQRDEL corresponding to amino acids 1-570 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-570 of M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence VRGGTAGYLGEETRGQRPGCDSQSHTGPSKKPSAPSPLPAGTSWDRGVP (SEQ ID NO:960) corresponding to amino acids 571-619 of M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

VRGGTAGYLGEETRGQRPGCDSQSHTGPSKKPSAPSPLPAGTSWDRGVP(SEQ ID NO:960)in M78076_PEA_1_P14.(SEQ ID NO:764)


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 14, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 14Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?4A -> PYes6P -> HYes13R -> HYes34Q ->No38G -> RYes88P -> RYes124R -> QYes127S ->No145F -> SNo214G -> RNo214G ->No262Q ->No270V ->No309G -> EYes370Q ->No


The glycosylation sites of variant protein M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764), as compared to the known protein Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760), are described in Table 15 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 15Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inPositionacid sequencevariant protein?in variant protein?337yes337461yes461551yes551


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764) is encoded by the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 142 and ends at position 1998. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 16 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P14 (SEQ ID NO:764) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 16Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?114G ->No151G -> CYes158C -> AYes179G -> AYes219A -> GYes243G ->No253G -> AYes315A -> GYes366A -> GYes404C -> GYes512G -> AYes522C ->No522C -> TNo575T -> CNo781G ->No781G -> ANo927G ->No951C ->No1067G -> AYes1077G -> AYes1251G ->No1398G -> TYes1423C -> TYes2008G -> AYes2086C -> TNo2224C -> TYes2375A -> GNo2518C -> TYes


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721). An alignment is given to the known protein (Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765) and APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN E corresponding to amino acids 1-352 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-352 of M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to AERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVHTHLQVIEERVNQ SLGLLDQNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAPGGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMT LPKGSTEQDAASPEKEKMNPLEQYERKVNASVPRGFPFHSSEIQRDELAPAGTGVSREA VSGLLIMGAGGGSLIVLSMLLLRRKKPYGAISHGVVEVDPMLTLEEQQLRELQRHGYE NPTYRFLEERP corresponding to amino acids 406-650 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 353-597 of M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise EA, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 352-x to 352; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 353+((n-2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n-2.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: membrane. The protein localization is believed to be membrane because although both signal-peptide prediction programs agree that this protein has a signal peptide, both trans-membrane region prediction programs predict that this protein has a trans-membrane region downstream of this signal peptide.


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 17, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 17Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?4A -> PYes6P -> HYes13R -> HYes34Q ->No38G -> RYes88P -> RYes124R -> QYes127S ->No145F -> SNo214G -> RNo214G ->No262Q ->No270V ->No309G -> EYes


The glycosylation sites of variant protein M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765), as compared to the known protein Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760), are described in Table 18 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 18Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inPositionacid sequencevariant protein?in variant protein?337yes337461yes408551yes498


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765) is encoded by the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 142 and ends at position 1932. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 19 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 19Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?114G ->No151G -> CYes158C -> AYes179G -> AYes219A -> GYes243G ->No253G -> AYes315A -> GYes366A -> GYes404C -> GYes512G -> AYes522C ->No522C -> TNo575T -> CNo781G ->No781G -> ANo927G ->No951C ->No1067G -> AYes1077G -> AYes1239G -> TYes1264C -> TYes1728G -> AYes1806C -> TNo1944C -> TYes2095A -> GNo2238C -> TYes


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722). An alignment is given to the known protein (Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766) and APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN EHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQADPPQAERVLL ALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVHTHLQVIEERVNQSLGLLD QNPHLAQELRPQI corresponding to amino acids 1-481 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-481 of M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence RECLLPWLPLQISEGRS (SEQ ID NO:961) corresponding to amino acids 482-498 of M78076_PEA1P24 (SEQ ID NO:766), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence RECLLPWLPLQISEGRS (SEQ ID NO:961) in M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766).


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 20, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 20Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?4A -> PYes6P -> HYes13R -> HYes34Q ->No38G -> RYes88P -> RYes124R -> QYes127S ->No145F -> SNo214G -> RNo214G ->No262Q ->No270V ->No309G -> EYes370Q ->No


The glycosylation sites of variant protein M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766), as compared to the known protein Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760), are described in Table 21 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 21Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inPositionacid sequencevariant protein?in variant protein?337yes337461yes461551no


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766) is encoded by the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 142 and ends at position 1635. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 22 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 22Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?114G ->No151G -> CYes158C -> AYes179G -> AYes219A -> GYes243G ->No253G -> AYes315A -> GYes366A -> GYes404C -> GYes512G -> AYes522C ->No522C -> TNo575T -> CNo781G ->No781G -> ANo927G ->No951C ->No1067G -> AYes1077G -> AYes1251G ->No1398G -> TYes1423C -> TYes2184G -> AYes


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723). An alignment is given to the known protein (Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767) and APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760):


1. An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN EHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQADPPQAERVLL ALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQV corresponding to amino acids 1-449 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-449 of M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence LTSFQLPNAPLFLRRPRLRLFSCPLDPLSVSWTPSYPLNTASLPLPSLSAQLPDPETWTLT CCVFDPCFLALGFLLPPPSILCSVPWIFTAFPRIVFFFFFFLRQVLALSPRQESSVRSWLIAT STSWVQAILLPQPLE (SEQ ID NO:962) corresponding to amino acids 450-588 of M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

LTSFQLPNAPLFLRRPRLRLFSCPLDPLSVSWTPSYPLNTASLPLPSLSAQLPDPETWTLT(SEQ ID NO:962)CCVFDPCFLALGFLLPPPSILCSVPWIFTAFPRIVFFFFFFLRQVLALSPRQESSVRSWLIATSTSWVQAILLPQPLEin M78076_PEA_1_P2.(SEQ ID NO:767)


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: membrane. The protein localization is believed to be membrane because although both signal-peptide prediction programs agree that this protein has a signal peptide, both trans-membrane region prediction programs predict that this protein has a trans-membrane region downstream of this signal peptide.


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 23, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 23Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?4A -> PYes6P -> HYes13R -> HYes34Q ->No38G -> RYes88P -> RYes124R -> QYes127S ->No145F -> SNo214G -> RNo214G ->No262Q ->No270V ->No309G -> EYes370Q ->No520A -> SYes546F ->Yes564S -> CYes


The glycosylation sites of variant protein M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767), as compared to the known protein Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760), are described in Table 24 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 24Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inPositionacid sequencevariant protein?in variant protein?337yes337461no551no


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767) is encoded by the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 142 and ends at position 1905. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 25 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 25Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?114G ->No151G -> CYes158C -> AYes179G -> AYes219A -> GYes243G ->No253G -> AYes315A -> GYes366A -> GYes404C -> GYes512G -> AYes522C ->No522C -> TNo575T -> CNo781G ->No781G -> ANo927G ->No951C ->No1067G -> AYes1077G -> AYes1251G ->No1398G -> TYes1423C -> TYes1500C -> TYes1699G -> TYes1725G -> AYes1777T ->Yes1831A -> TYes2274A -> GYes2525A -> GYes2681G -> AYes3831G -> AYes


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). An alignment is given to the known protein (Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760)) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768) and APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEAPGSAQVAGL CGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYPELQIARVEQATQAIPME RWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEALLVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQ EAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSDRFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPG SRVEGAEDEEEEESFPQPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGV DIYFGMPGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQALN EHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQADPPQAERVLL ALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQ corresponding to amino acids 1-448 of APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-448 of M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence PQNPNSQPRAAGSLEVIISHPFVRRLEILISPFQFQNSIPKNSQIVPAASPRGTSSP (SEQ ID NO:963) corresponding to amino acids 449-505 of M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

PQNPNSQPRAAGSLEVIISHPFVRRLEILISPFQFQNSIPKNSQIVPAASPRGTSSP(SEQ ID NO:963)in M78076_PEA_1_P25.(SEQ ID NO:768)


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 26, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 26Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) on amino acidAlternativesequenceamino acid(s)Previously known SNP?4A -> PYes6P -> HYes13R -> HYes34Q ->No38G -> RYes88P -> RYes124R -> QYes127S ->No145F -> SNo214G -> RNo214G ->No262Q ->No270V ->No309G -> EYes370Q ->No


The glycosylation sites of variant protein M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768), as compared to the known protein Amyloid-like protein 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:760), are described in Table 27 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 27Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inPositionacid sequencevariant protein?in variant protein?337yes337461no551no


Variant protein M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768) is encoded by the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 142 and ends at position 1656. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 28 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 28Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position on nucleotideAlternativesequencenucleic acidPreviously known SNP?114G ->No151G -> CYes158C -> AYes179G -> AYes219A -> GYes243G ->No253G -> AYes315A -> GYes366A -> GYes404C -> GYes512G -> AYes522C ->No522C -> TNo575T -> CNo781G ->No781G -> ANo927G ->No951C ->No1067G -> AYes1077G -> AYes1251G ->No1398G -> TYes1423C -> TYes1593A -> GNo1736C -> TYes


As noted above, cluster M78076 features 35 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node0 (SEQ ID NO:725) according to the present invention is supported by 47 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722), M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 29 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 29Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID1160NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID1160NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID1160NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID1160NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID1160NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID1160NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID1160NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID1160NO: 723)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID1160NO: 724)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node10 (SEQ ID NO:726) according to the present invention is supported by 70 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722), M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 30 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 30Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID433565NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID433565NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID433565NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID433565NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID433565NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID433565NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID433565NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID433565NO: 723)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID433565NO: 724)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node15 (SEQ ID NO:727) according to the present invention is supported by 74 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722), M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 31 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 31Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID679812NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID679812NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID679812NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID679812NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID679812NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID679812NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID679812NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID679812NO: 723)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID679812NO: 724)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node18 (SEQ ID NO:728) according to the present invention is supported by 95 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722), M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 32 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 32Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID813991NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID813991NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID813991NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID813991NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID813991NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID813991NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID813991NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID813991NO: 723)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID813991NO: 724)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node20 (SEQ ID NO:729) according to the present invention is supported by 99 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722), M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 33 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 33Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID9921122NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID9921122NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID9921122NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID9921122NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID9921122NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID9921122NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID9921122NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID9921122NO: 723)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID9921122NO: 724)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node24 (SEQ ID NO:730) according to the present invention is supported by 105 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722), M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 34 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 34Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID11981356NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID11981356NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID11981356NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID11981356NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID11981356NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID11981356NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID11981356NO: 723)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID11981356NO: 724)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node26 (SEQ ID NO:731) according to the present invention is supported by 99 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722), M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 35 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 35Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID13571485NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID13571485NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID13571485NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID13571485NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID13571485NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID11981326NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID13571485NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID13571485NO: 723)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID13571485NO: 724)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node29 (SEQ ID NO:732) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723). Table 36 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 36Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID14903132NO: 723)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node32 (SEQ ID NO:733) according to the present invention is supported by 2 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722) and M78076_PEA1T27 (SEQ ID NO:723). Table 37 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 37Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID15862457NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID32334104NO: 723)


Segment cluster M78076 PEA1_node35 (SEQ ID NO:734) according to the present invention is supported by 4 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716) and M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718). Table 38 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 38Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID16941952NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID16941952NO: 718)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node37 (SEQ ID NO:735) according to the present invention is supported by 11 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717) and M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718). Table 39 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 39Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID17182180NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID19772439NO: 718)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node46 (SEQ ID NO:736) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720). Table 40 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 40Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID18521972NO: 720)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node47 (SEQ ID NO:737) according to the present invention is supported by 155 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718) M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720) and M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721). Table 41 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 41Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID21112254NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID23272470NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID25862729NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID17811924NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID19732116NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID16931836NO: 721)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node54 (SEQ ID NO:738) according to the present invention is supported by 133 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 42 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 42Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID24122715NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID26282931NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID28873190NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID20822385NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID22742577NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID19942297NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID14921795NO: 724)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node1 (SEQ ID NO:739) according to the present invention is supported by 47 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722), M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 43 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 43Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID161204NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID161204NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID161204NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID161204NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID161204NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID161204NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID161204NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID161204NO: 723)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID161204NO: 724)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node2 (SEQ ID NO:740) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722), M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 44 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 44Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID205224NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID205224NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID205224NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID205224NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID205224NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID205224NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID205224NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID205224NO: 723)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID205224NO: 724)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1node3 (SEQ ID NO:741) according to the present invention is supported by 52 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718) M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722), M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 45 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 45Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID225288NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID225288NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID225288NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID225288NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID225288NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID225288NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID225288NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID225288NO: 723)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID225288NO: 724)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node6 (SEQ ID NO:742) according to the present invention is supported by 59 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722), M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 46 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 46Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID289370NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID289370NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID289370NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID289370NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID289370NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID289370NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID289370NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID289370NO: 723)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID289370NO: 724)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node7 (SEQ ID NO:743) according to the present invention is supported by 64 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722), M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 47 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 47Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID371432NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID371432NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID371432NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID371432NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID371432NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID371432NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID371432NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID371432NO: 723)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID371432NO: 724)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node12 (SEQ ID NO:744) according to the present invention is supported by 71 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722), M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 48 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 48Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID566678NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID566678NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID566678NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID566678NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID566678NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID566678NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID566678NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID566678NO: 723)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID566678NO: 724)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node22 (SEQ ID NO:745) according to the present invention is supported by 92 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722), M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 49 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 49Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID11231197NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID11231197NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID11231197NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID11231197NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID11231197NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID11231197NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID11231197NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID11231197NO: 723)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID11231197NO: 724)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node27 (SEQ ID NO:746) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723). Table 50 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 50Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID14861489NO: 723)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node30 (SEQ ID NO:747) according to the present invention is supported by 90 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722) and M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723). Table 51 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 51Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID14861557NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID14861557NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID14861557NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID14861557NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID14861557NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID13271398NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID14861557NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID31333204NO: 723)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node31 (SEQ ID NO:748) according to the present invention is supported by 89 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721), M78076_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:722) and M78076_PEA1_T27 (SEQ ID NO:723). Table 52 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 52Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID15581585NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID15581585NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID15581585NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID15581585NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID15581585NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID13991426NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T26 (SEQ ID15581585NO: 722)M78076_PEA_1_T27 (SEQ ID32053232NO: 723)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node34 (SEQ ID NO:749) according to the present invention is supported by 103 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720) and M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721). Table 53 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 53Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID15861693NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID15861693NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID15861693NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID15861693NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID15861693NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID14271534NO: 721)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node36 (SEQ ID NO:750) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720) and M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721). Table 54 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 54Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID19531976NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID16941717NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID19531976NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID16941717NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID16941717NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID15351558NO: 721)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node41 (SEQ ID NO:751) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717) and M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718). Table 55 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 55Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID21812192NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID24402451NO: 718)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node42 (SEQ ID NO:752) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720) and M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721). Table 56 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 56Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID19771985NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID21932201NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID24522460NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID17181726NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID15591567NO: 721)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node43 (SEQ ID NO:753) according to the present invention is supported by 110 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720) and M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721). Table 57 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 57Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID19862047NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID22022263NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID24612522NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID17271788NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID15681629NO: 721)


Microarray (chip) data is also available for this segment as follows. As described above with regard to the cluster itself, various oligonucleotides were tested for being differentially expressed in various disease conditions, particularly cancer. The following oligonucleotides were found to hit this segment (in relation to breast cancer), shown in Table 58.

TABLE 58Oligonucleotides related to this segmentOligonucleotide nameOverexpressed in cancersChip referenceM78076_0_7_0 (SEQ IDbreast malignant tumorsBRSNO: 914)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node45 (SEQ ID NO:754) according to the present invention is supported by 132 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720) and M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721). Table 59 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 59Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID20482110NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID22642326NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID25232585NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID17181780NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID17891851NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID16301692NO: 721)


Microarray (chip) data is also available for this segment as follows. As described above with regard to the cluster itself, various oligonucleotides were tested for being differentially expressed in various disease conditions, particularly cancer. The following oligonucleotides were found to hit this segment (in relation to breast cancer), shown in Table 60.

TABLE 60Oligonucleotides related to this segmentOligonucleotide nameOverexpressed in cancersChip referenceM78076_0_7_0 (SEQ IDbreast malignant tumorsBRSNO: 914)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node49 (SEQ ID NO:755) according to the present invention is supported by 129 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720) and M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721). Table 61 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 61Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID22552290NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID24712506NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID27302765NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID19251960NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID21172152NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID18371872NO: 721)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node50 (SEQ ID NO:756) according to the present invention is supported by 125 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720) and M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721). Table 62 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 62Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID22912329NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID25072545NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID27662804NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID19611999NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID21532191NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID18731911NO: 721)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node51 (SEQ ID NO:757) according to the present invention is supported by 123 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720) and M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721). Table 63 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 63Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID23302388NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID25462604NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID28052863NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID20002058NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID21922250NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID19121970NO: 721)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node52 (SEQ ID NO:758) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720) and M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721). Table 64 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 64Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID23892405NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID26052621NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID28642880NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID20592075NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID22512267NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID19711987NO: 721)


Segment cluster M78076_PEA1_node53 (SEQ ID NO:759) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): M78076_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:716), M78076_PEA1_T3 (SEQ ID NO:717), M78076_PEA1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:718), M78076_PEA1_T13 (SEQ ID NO:719), M78076_PEA1_T15 (SEQ ID NO:720), M78076_PEA1_T23 (SEQ ID NO:721) and M78076_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:724). Table 65 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 65Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentTranscript namestarting positionending positionM78076_PEA_1_T2 (SEQ ID24062411NO: 716)M78076_PEA_1_T3 (SEQ ID26222627NO: 717)M78076_PEA_1_T5 (SEQ ID28812886NO: 718)M78076_PEA_1_T13 (SEQ ID20762081NO: 719)M78076_PEA_1_T15 (SEQ ID22682273NO: 720)M78076_PEA_1_T23 (SEQ ID19881993NO: 721)M78076_PEA_1_T28 (SEQ ID14861491NO: 724)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: M78076_PEA1_P3 (SEQ ID NO:761)×APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760).


Alignment segment 1/1:


Quality: 5132.00

Quality:5132.00Escore:0Matching length:517Total length:517Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDIYFGM300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDIYFGM300         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·301PGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301PGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·351NEHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQ400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351NEHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQ400         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·401ADPPQAERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVH450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401ADPPQAERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVH450         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·451THLQVIEERVNQSLGLLDQNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAP500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451THLQVIEERVNQSLGLLDQNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAP500         ·501GGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKD517|||||||||||||||||501GGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKD517


Sequence name: APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: M78076_PEA1_P4 (SEQ ID NO:762)×APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:5223.00Escore:0Matching length:526Total length:526Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDIYFGM300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDIYFGM300         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·301PGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301PGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·351NEHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQ400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351NEHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQ400         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·401ADPPQAERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVH450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401ADPPQAERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRRTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVH450         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·451THLQVIEERVNQSLGLLDQNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAP500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451THLQVIEERVNQSLGLLDQNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAP500         ·         ·501GGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMTLPKG526||||||||||||||||||||||||501GGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMTLPKG526


Sequence name: APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: M78076_PEA1P12 (SEQ ID NO:763)×APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:5223.00Escore:0Matching length:526Total length:526Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDIYFGM300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDIYFGM300         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·301PGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301PGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·351NEHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQ400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351NEHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQ400         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·401ADPPQAERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVH450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401ADPPQAERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVH450         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·451THLQVIEERVNQSLGLLDQNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAP500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451THLQVIEERVNQSLGLLDQNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAP500         ·         ·501GGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMTLPKG526||||||||||||||||||||||||||501GGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMTLPKG526


Sequence name: APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: M78076_PEA1P14 (SEQ ID NO:764)×APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:5672.00Escore:0Matching length:575Total length:575Matching Percent99.48Matching Percent Identity:99.48Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:99.48Total Percent Identity:99.48Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDIYFGM300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDIYFGM300         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·301PGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301PGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·351NEHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQ400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351NEHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQ400         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·401ADPPQAERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVH450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401ADPPQAERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVH450         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·451THLQVIEERVNQSLGLLDQNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAP500||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451THLQVIEERVNQSLGLLDQNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAP500         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·501GGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMTLPKGSTEQDAASPEKEKMNPLEQYERKV550||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501GGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMTLPKGSTEQDAASPEKEKMNPLEQYERKV550         ·         ·551NASVPRGFPFHSSEIQRDELVRGGT575||||||||||||||||||||   ||551NASVPRGFPFHSSEIQRDELAPAGT575


Sequence name: APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: M78076_PEA1_P21 (SEQ ID NO:765)×APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:5822.00Escore:0Matching length:597Total length:650Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:91.85Total Percent Identity:91.85Gaps:1


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDIYFGM300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDIYFGM300         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·301PGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301PGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·351NE................................................352||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351NEHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQ400         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·353.....AERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVH397||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401ADPPQAERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVH450         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·398THLQVIEERVNQSLGLLDQNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAP447||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||451THLQVIEERVNQSLGLLDQNPHLAQELRPQIQELLHSEHLGPSELEAPAP500         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·448GGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMTLPKGSTEQDAASPEKEKMNPLEQYEPKV497||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||501GGSSEDKGGLQPPDSKDDTPMTLPKGSTEQDAASPEKEKMNPLEQYERKV550         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·498NASVPRGFPFHSSEIQRDELAPAGTGVSREAVSGLLIMGAGGGSLIVLSM547||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||551NASVPRGFPFHSSEIQRDELAPAGTGVSREAVSGLLIMGAGGGSLIVLSM600         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·548LLLRRKKPYGAISHGVVEVDPMLTLEEQQLRELQRHGYENPTYRFLEERP597||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||601LLLRRKKPYGAISHGVVEVDPMLTLEEQQLRELQRHGYENPTYRFLEERP650


Sequence name: APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: M78076_PEA1_P24 (SEQ ID NO:766)×APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:4791.00Escore:0Matching length:485Total length:485Matching Percent99.79Matching Percent Identity:99.59Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:99.79Total Percent Identity:99.59Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDIYFGM300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDIYFGM300         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·301PGETSEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301PGETSEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·351NEHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQ400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351NEHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQ400         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·401ADPPQAERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVH450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401ADPPQAERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVH450         ·         ·         ·451THLQVIEERVNQSLGLLDQNPHLAQELRPQIRECL485|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||:| |451THLQVIEERVNQSLGLLDQNPHLAQELRPQIQELL485


Sequence name: APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: M78076_PEA1_P2 (SEQ ID NO:767)×APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:4474.00Escore:0Matching length:454Total length:454Matching Percent99.56Matching Percent Identity:99.34Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:99.56Total Percent Identity:99.34Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDIYFGM300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDIYFGM300         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·301PGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301PGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·351NEHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQ400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351NEHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQ400         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·401ADPPQAERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVL450||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401ADPPQAERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQVH450451TSFQ454| :|451THLQ454


Sequence name: APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: M78076_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:768)×APP1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:760).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:4455.00Escore:0Matching length:448Total length:448Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:100.00Total Percent Identity:100.00Gaps:0


Alignment:

         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MGPASPAARGLSRRPGQPPLPLLLPLLLLLLRAQPAIGSLAGGSPGAAEA50         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||51PGSAQVAGLCGRLTLHRDLRTGRWEPDPQRSRRCLRDPQRVLEYCRQMYP100         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||101ELQIARVEQATQAIPMERWCGGSRSGSCAHPHHQVVPFRCLPGEFVSEAL150         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||151LVPEGCRFLHQERMDQCESSTRRHQEAQEACSSQGLILHGSGMLLPCGSD200         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||201RFRGVEYVCCPPPGTPDPSGTAVGDPSTRSWPPGSRVEGAEDEEEEESFP250         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDTYFGM300||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||251QPVDDYFVEPPQAEEEEETVPPPSSHTLAVVGKVTPTPRPTDGVDTYFGM300         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·301PGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||301PGEISEHEGFLRAKMDLEERRMRQINEVMREWAMADNQSKNLPKADRQAL350         ·         ·         ·         ·         ·351NEHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQ400||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||351NEHFQSILQTLEEQVSGERQRLVETHATRVIALINDQRRAALEGFLAALQ400         ·         ·         ·         ·401ADPPQAERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQ448||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||401ADPPQAERVLLALRRYLRAEQKEQRHTLRHYQHVAAVDPEKAQQMRFQ448


Description for Cluster HSMUC1A

Cluster HSMUC1A features 14 transcript(s) and 22 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T12769HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T26770HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T28771HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T29772HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T30773HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T31774HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T33775HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T34776HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T35777HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T36778HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T40779HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T42780HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T43781HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T47782









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_0
783



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_14
784



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_24
785



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_29
786



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_35
787



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_38
788



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_3
789



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_4
790



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_5
791



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_6
792



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_7
793



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_17
794



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_18
795



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_20
796



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_21
797



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_23
798



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_26
799



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_27
800



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_31
801



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_34
802



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_36
803



HSMUC1A_PEA_1_node_37
804


















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest












Sequence ID
Corresponding










Protein Name
No.
Transcript(s)













HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P25
806
HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T26





(SEQ ID NO:770)





HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P29
807
HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T33




(SEQ ID NO:775)





HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P30
808
HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T34




(SEQ ID NO:776)





HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P32
809
HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T36




(SEQ ID NO:778)





HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P36
810
HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T40




(SEQ ID NO:779)





HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P39
811
HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T43




(SEQ ID NO:781)





HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P45
812
HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T29




(SEQ ID NO:772)





HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P49
813
HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T12


(SEQ ID NO:813)

(SEQ ID NO:769)





HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P52
814
HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T30




(SEQ ID NO:773)





HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P53
815
HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T31




(SEQ ID NO:774)





HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P56
816
HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T42




(SEQ ID NO:780)





HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P58
817
HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T35




(SEQ ID NO:777)





HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P59
818
HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T28




(SEQ ID NO:771)





HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P63
819
HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T47




(SEQ ID NO:782)









These sequences are variants of the known protein Mucin 1 precursor (SwissProt accession identifier MUC1_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms MUC-1; Polymorphic epithelial mucin; PEM; PEMT; Episialin; Tumor-associated mucin; Carcinoma-associated mucin; Tumor-associated epithelial membrane antigen; EMA; H23AG; Peanut-reactive urinary mucin; PUM; Breast carcinoma-associated antigen DF3; CD227 antigen), SEQ ID NO: 805, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


Protein Mucin 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:805) is known or believed to have the following function(s): May play a role in adhesive functions and in cell-cell interactions, metastasis and signaling. May provide a protective layer on epithelial surfaces. Direct or indirect interaction with actin cytoskeleton. Isoform 7 behaves as a receptor and binds the secreted isoform 5. The binding induces the phosphorylation of the isoform 7, alters cellular morphology and initiates cell signaling. Can bind to GRB2 adapter protein. The sequence for protein Mucin 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:805) is given at the end of the application, as “Mucin 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:805) amino acid sequence”. Known polymorphisms for this sequence are as shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Amino acid mutations for Known ProteinSNP position(s) onamino acid sequenceComment1116D->E: NO EFFECT ON BINDING OFISOFORM 7.1116D->A: DRASTICALLY REDUCED BINDING OFISOFORM 7.2T -> A134P -> Q154P -> Q1021S -> T1117V -> M1193Q -> L1231K -> T1251A -> T


Protein Mucin 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:805) localization is believed to be Type I membrane protein. Two secreted forms (5 and 9) are also produced.


The previously known protein also has the following indication(s) and/or potential thereaputic use(s): Cancer, breast; Cancer, lung, non-small cell; Cancer, ovarian; Cancer, prostate. It has been investigated for clinical/therapeutic use in humans, for example as a target for an antibody or small molecule, and/or as a direct therapeutic; available information related to these investigations is as follows. Potential pharmaceutically related or therapeutically related activity or activities of the previously known protein are as follows: CD8 agonist; DNA antagonist; Immunostimulant; Interferon gamma agonist; MUC-1 inhibitor. A therapeutic role for a protein represented by the cluster has been predicted. The cluster was assigned this field because there was information in the drug database or the public databases (e.g., described herein above) that this protein, or part thereof, is used or can be used for a potential therapeutic indication: Anticancer; Monoclonal antibody, murine; Immunotoxin; Immunostimulant; Immunoconjugate.


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: actin binding, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function; and cytoskeleton; integral plasma membrane protein, which are annotation(s) related to Cellular Component.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster HSMUC1A can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 43 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 43 and Table 5. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues, breast malignant tumors, pancreas carcinoma and prostate cancer.

TABLE 5Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberbladder41brain2colon66epithelial96general36head and neck314kidney282lung200breast61ovary0pancreas12prostate24stomach296Thyroid0uterus122









TABLE 6










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





bladder
3.3e−01
4.5e−01
1.8e−02
2.4
8.9e−02
1.7


brain
3.0e−02
2.6e−02
1.2e−01
4.6
1.1e−01
3.9


colon
1.2e−01
2.4e−01
3.8e−01
1.6
5.9e−01
1.2


epithelial
5.4e−02
6.0e−01
7.3e−06
1.8
6.2e−02
1.1


general
6.5e−07
2.6e−03
4.0e−23
3.6
1.7e−12
2.3


head and neck
6.4e−01
7.2e−01
1
0.3
1
0.3


kidney
7.8e−01
8.1e−01
1
0.3
1
0.2


lung
7.6e−01
7.9e−01
6.7e−01
0.8
1
0.4


breast
8.2e−02
1.3e−01
4.1e−03
3.6
7.7e−02
2.0


ovary
3.0e−02
4.3e−02
6.9e−02
4.4
1.6e−01
3.2


pancreas
7.2e−02
1.4e−01
9.6e−07
5.4
1.5e−05
4.5


prostate
7.0e−01
6.0e−01
1.5e−02
1.4
6.9e−04
3.2


stomach
3.1e−01
7.1e−01
1.5e−01
0.4
4.6e−01
0.8


Thyroid
2.9e−01
2.9e−01
4.4e−01
2.0
4.4e−01
2.0


uterus
2.4e−01
6.5e−01
1.6e−01
1.0
7.0e−01
0.6









For this cluster, at least one oligonucleotide was found to demonstrate overexpression of the cluster, although not of at least one transcript/segment as listed below. Microarray (chip) data is also available for this cluster as follows. Various oligonucleotides were tested for being differentially expressed in various disease conditions, particularly cancer, as previously described. The following oligonucleotides were found to hit this cluster but not other segments/transcripts below (in relation to breast cancer), shown in Table 7.

TABLE 7Oligonucleotides related to this clusterOligonucleotideOverexpressed inChipnamecancersreferenceHSMUC1A_0_0_11364breast malignantBRS(SEQ ID NO:916)tumors


As noted above, cluster HSMUC1A features 14 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Mucin 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:805). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:806) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide.


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:806) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 8, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:806) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 8Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?90S -> NYes91D -> NNo157Y ->No187S -> GNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:806) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 507 and ends at position 1115. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 9 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P25 (SEQ ID NO:806) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 9Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?572A -> GNo775G -> AYes777G -> ANo977C ->No1065A -> GNo1073C -> TNo1079C -> TYes1124C -> TYes1177C -> TNo1197C -> TYes1303G ->No1315G -> AYes1316C ->No1316C -> TNo1405A -> TNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P29 (SEQ ID NO:807) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P29 (SEQ ID NO:807) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 507 and ends at position 953. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 10 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P29 (SEQ ID NO:807) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 10Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?572A -> GNo964C ->No1052A -> GNo1060C -> TNo1066C -> TYes1111C -> TYes1164C -> TNo1184C -> TYes1290G ->No1302G -> AYes1303C ->No1303C -> TNo1392A -> TNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:808) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSMUC1A_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:776). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide.


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:808) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 11, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:808) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 11Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?120Y ->No150S -> GNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:808) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:776), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSMUC1A_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:776) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 507 and ends at position 1004. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 12 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P30 (SEQ ID NO:808) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 12Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?599A -> GNo866C ->No954A -> GNo962C -> TNo968C -> TYes1013C -> TYes1066C -> TNo1086C -> TYes1192G ->No1204G -> AYes1205C ->No1205C -> TNo1294A -> TNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:809) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSMUC1A_PEA1_T36 (SEQ ID NO:778). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide.


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:809) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 13, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:809) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 13Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?111Y ->No141S -> GNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:809) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T36 (SEQ ID NO:778), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSMUC1A_PEA1_T36 (SEQ ID NO:778) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 507 and ends at position 977. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 14 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P32 (SEQ ID NO:809) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 14Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?572A -> GNo839C ->No927A -> GNo935C -> TNo941C -> TYes986C -> TYes1039C -> TNo1059C -> TYes1165G ->No1177G -> AYes1178C ->No1178C -> TNo1267A -> TNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P36 (SEQ ID NO:810) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P36 (SEQ ID NO:810) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 15, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P36 (SEQ ID NO:810) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 15Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?113Y ->No143S -> GNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P36 (SEQ ID NO:810) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 507 and ends at position 983. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 16 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P36 (SEQ ID NO:810) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 16Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?599A -> GNo845C ->No933A -> GNo941C -> TNo947C -> TYes992C -> TYes1045C -> TNo1065C -> TYes1171G ->No1183G -> AYes1184C ->No1184C -> TNo1273A -> TNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:811) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSMUC1A_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:781). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:811) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 17, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:811) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 17Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?90Y ->No120S -> GNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:811) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:781), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSMUC1A_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:781) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 507 and ends at position 914. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 18 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P39 (SEQ ID NO:811) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 18Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?599A -> GNo776C ->No864A -> GNo872C -> TNo878C -> TYes923C -> TYes976C -> TNo996C -> TYes1102G ->No1114G -> AYes1115C ->No1115C -> TNo1204A -> TNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:812) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:812) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 507 and ends at position 746. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 19 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P45 (SEQ ID NO:812) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 19Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?599A -> GNo746G -> AYes748G -> ANo948C ->No1036A -> GNo1044C -> TNo1050C -> TYes1095C -> TYes1148C -> TNo1168C -> TYes1274G ->No1286G -> AYes1287C ->No1287C -> TNo1376A -> TNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P49 (SEQ ID NO:813) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P49 (SEQ ID NO:813) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 507 and ends at position 884. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 20 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P49 (SEQ ID NO:813) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 20Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?572A -> GNo704G -> AYes1012G -> AYes1088G -> AYes1090G -> ANo1290C ->No1378A -> GNo1386C -> TNo1392C -> TYes1437C -> TYes1490C -> TNo1510C -> TYes1616G ->No1628G -> AYes1629C ->No1629C -> TNo1718A -> TNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P52 (SEQ ID NO:814) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to was secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P52 (SEQ ID NO:814) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 507 and ends at position 719. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 21 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P52 (SEQ ID NO:814) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 21Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?572A -> GNo719G -> AYes721G -> ANo921C ->No1009A -> GNo1017C -> TNo1023C -> TYes1068C -> TYes1121C -> TNo1141C -> TYes1247G ->No1259G -> AYes1260C ->No1260C -> TNo1349A -> TNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P53 (SEQ ID NO:815) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSMUC1A_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:774). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P53 (SEQ ID NO:815) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:774), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSMUC1A_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:774) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 507 and ends at position 665. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 22 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P53 (SEQ ID NO:815) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 22Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?572A -> GNo669G -> AYes671G -> ANo871C ->No959A -> GNo967C -> TNo973C -> TYes1018C -> TYes1071C -> TNo1091C -> TYes1197G ->No1209G -> AYes1210C ->No1210C -> TNo1299A -> TNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P56 (SEQ ID NO:816) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P56 (SEQ ID NO:816) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 23, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P56 (SEQ ID NO:816) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 23Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?117P ->No


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P56 (SEQ ID NO:816) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 507 and ends at position 890. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 24 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P56 (SEQ ID NO:816) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 24Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?572A -> GNo855C ->No943A -> GNo951C -> TNo957C -> TYes1002C -> TYes1055C -> TNo1075C -> TYes1181G ->No1193G -> AYes1194C ->No1194C -> TNo1283A -> TNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P58 (SEQ ID NO:817) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P58 (SEQ ID NO:817) also has the following non-silent SNPs (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms) as listed in Table 25, (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence, with the alternative amino acid(s) listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P58 (SEQ ID NO:817) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 25Amino acid mutationsSNP position(s) onAlternativePreviouslyamino acid sequenceamino acid(s)known SNP?147P ->No


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P58 (SEQ ID NO:817) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 507 and ends at position 980. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 26 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P58 (SEQ ID NO:817) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 26Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?572A -> GNo945C ->No1033A -> GNo1041C -> TNo1047C -> TYes1092C -> TYes1145C -> TNo1165C -> TYes1271G ->No1283G -> AYes1284C ->No1284C -> TNo1373A -> TNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P59 (SEQ ID NO:818) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771). The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P59 (SEQ ID NO:818) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 507 and ends at position 794. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 27 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P59 (SEQ ID NO:818) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 27Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?572A -> GNo794G -> AYes796G -> ANo996C ->No1084A -> GNo1092C -> TNo1098C -> TYes1143C -> TYes1196C -> TNo1216C -> TYes1322G ->No1334G -> AYes1335C ->No1335C -> TNo1424A -> TNo


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P63 (SEQ ID NO:819) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSMUC1A_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:782). An alignment is given to the known protein (Mucin 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:805) ) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSMUC1A_PEA1_P63 (SEQ ID NO:819) and MUC1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:805):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSMUC1A_PEA1_P63 (SEQ ID NO:819), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MTPGTQSPFFLLLLLTVLTVVTGSGHASSTPGGEKETSATQRSSV corresponding to amino acids 1-45 of MUC1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:805), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-45 of HSMUC1A_PEA1_P63 (SEQ ID NO:819), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 70%, optionally at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, more preferably at least 90% and most preferably at least 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence EEEVSADQVSVGASGVLGSFKEARNAPSFLSWSFSMGPSK (SEQ ID NO:946) corresponding to amino acids 46-85 of HSMUC1A_PEA1_P63 (SEQ ID NO:819), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2. An isolated polypeptide encoding for a tail of HSMUC1A_PEA1_P63 (SEQ ID NO:819), comprising a polypeptide being at least 70%, optionally at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% homologous to the sequence

EEEVSADQVSVGASGVLGSFKEARNAPSFLSWSFSMGPSK(SEQ ID NO:946)in HSMUC1A_PEA_1_P63.(SEQ ID NO:819)


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


The glycosylation sites of variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P63 (SEQ ID NO:819), as compared to the known protein Mucin 1 precursor (SEQ ID NO:805), are described in Table 28 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 28Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on knownPresent inamino acid sequencevariant protein?1055no957no975no1133no1029no


Variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P63 (SEQ ID NO:819) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:782), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSMUC1A_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:782) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 507 and ends at position 761. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 29 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSMUC1A_PEA1_P63 (SEQ ID NO:819) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 29Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?572A -> GNo900A ->No904C ->No963A -> CYes1211A -> GNo1219C -> TNo1225C -> TYes1270C -> TYes1323C -> TNo1343C -> TYes1449G ->No1461G -> AYes1462C ->No1462C -> TNo1551A -> TNo


As noted above, cluster HSMUC1A features 22 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node0 (SEQ ID NO:783) according to the present invention is supported by 31 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:774), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:776), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T36 (SEQ ID NO:778), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:781) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:782). Table 30 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 30Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T121564(SEQ ID NO:769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T261564(SEQ ID NO:770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T281564(SEQ ID NO:771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T291564(SEQ ID NO:772)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T301564(SEQ ID NO:773)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T311564(SEQ ID NO:774)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T331564(SEQ ID NO:775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T341564(SEQ ID NO:776)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T351564(SEQ ID NO:777)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T361564(SEQ ID NO:778)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T401564(SEQ ID NO:779)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T421564(SEQ ID NO:780)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T431564(SEQ ID NO:781)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T471564(SEQ ID NO:782)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node14 (SEQ ID NO:784) according to the present invention is supported by 55 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769). Table 31 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 31Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T12666841(SEQ ID NO:769)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node24 (SEQ ID NO:785) according to the present invention is supported by 135 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769). Table 32 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 32Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T129531084(SEQ ID NO:769)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node29 (SEQ ID NO:786) according to the present invention is supported by 156 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:774), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:776), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T36 (SEQ ID NO:778), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:781). Table 33 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 33Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T1212071346(SEQ ID NO:769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T268941033(SEQ ID NO:770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T289131052(SEQ ID NO:771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T298651004(SEQ ID NO:772)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T30838977(SEQ ID NO:773)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T31788927(SEQ ID NO:774)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T338811020(SEQ ID NO:775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T34783922(SEQ ID NO:776)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T358621001(SEQ ID NO:777)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T36756895(SEQ ID NO:778)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T40762901(SEQ ID NO:779)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T42772911(SEQ ID NO:780)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T43693832(SEQ ID NO:781)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node35 (SEQ ID NO:787) according to the present invention is supported by 51 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:782). Table 34 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 34Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T476661189(SEQ ID NO:782)


Microarray (chip) data is also available for this segment as follows. As described above with regard to the cluster itself, various oligonucleotides were tested for being differentially expressed in various disease conditions, particularly cancer. The following oligonucleotides were found to hit this segment (in relation to breast cancer), shown in Table 35.

TABLE 35Oligonucleotides related to this segmentOligonucleotideOverexpressed inChipnamecancersreferenceHSMUC1A_0_0_11365breast malignantBRS(SEQ ID NO:917)tumors


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node38 (SEQ ID NO:788) according to the present invention is supported by 140 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:774), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:776), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T36 (SEQ ID NO:778), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:781) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:782). Table 36 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 36Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T1214881749(SEQ ID NO:769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T2611751436(SEQ ID NO:770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T2811941455(SEQ ID NO:771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T2911461407(SEQ ID NO:772)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T3011191380(SEQ ID NO:773)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T3110691330(SEQ ID NO:774)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T3311621423(SEQ ID NO:775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T3410641325(SEQ ID NO:776)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T3511431404(SEQ ID NO:777)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T3610371298(SEQ ID NO:778)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T4010431304(SEQ ID NO:779)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T4210531314(SEQ ID NO:780)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T439741235(SEQ ID NO:781)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T4713211582(SEQ ID NO:782)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node3 (SEQ ID NO:789) according to the present invention is supported by 17 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:776), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:781). Table 37 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 37Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T29565591(SEQ ID NO:772)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T34565591(SEQ ID NO:776)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T40565591(SEQ ID NO:779)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T43565591(SEQ ID NO:781)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node4 (SEQ ID NO:790) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:774), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:776), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T36 (SEQ ID NO:778), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:781) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:782). Table 38 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 38Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T12565573(SEQ ID NO:769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T26565573(SEQ ID NO:770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T28565573(SEQ ID NO:771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T29592600(SEQ ID NO:772)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T30565573(SEQ ID NO:773)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T31565573(SEQ ID NO:774)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T33565573(SEQ ID NO:775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T34592600(SEQ ID NO:776)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T35565573(SEQ ID NO:777)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T36565573(SEQ ID NO:778)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T40592600(SEQ ID NO:779)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T42565573(SEQ ID NO:780)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T43592600(SEQ ID NO:781)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T47565573(SEQ ID NO:782)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node5 (SEQ ID NO:791) according to the present invention is supported by 34 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:774), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:776), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T36 (SEQ ID NO:778), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:781) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:782). Table 39 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 39Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T12574600(SEQ ID NO: 769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T26574600(SEQ ID NO: 770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T28574600(SEQ ID NO: 771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T29601627(SEQ ID NO: 772)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T30574600(SEQ ID NO: 773)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T31574600(SEQ ID NO: 774)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T33574600(SEQ ID NO: 775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T34601627(SEQ ID NO: 776)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T35574600(SEQ ID NO: 777)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T36574600(SEQ ID NO: 778)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T40601627(SEQ ID NO: 779)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T42574600(SEQ ID NO: 780)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T43601627(SEQ ID NO: 781)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T47574600(SEQ ID NO: 782)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node6 (SEQ ID NO:792) according to the present invention is supported by 35 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:774), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:776), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T36 (SEQ ID NO:778), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:781) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:782). Table 40 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 40Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T12601638(SEQ ID NO: 769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T26601638(SEQ ID NO: 770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T28601638(SEQ ID NO: 771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T29628665(SEQ ID NO: 772)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T30601638(SEQ ID NO: 773)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T31601638(SEQ ID NO: 774)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T33601638(SEQ ID NO: 775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T34628665(SEQ ID NO: 776)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T35601638(SEQ ID NO: 777)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T36601638(SEQ ID NO: 778)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T40628665(SEQ ID NO: 779)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T42601638(SEQ ID NO: 780)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T43628665(SEQ ID NO: 781)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T47601638(SEQ ID NO: 782)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node7 (SEQ ID NO:793) according to the present invention is supported by 32 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:774), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:776), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T36 (SEQ ID NO:778), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:781). Table 42 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 42Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T12639665(SEQ ID NO: 769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T26639665(SEQ ID NO: 770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T28639665(SEQ ID NO: 771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T29666692(SEQ ID NO: 772)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T30639665(SEQ ID NO: 773)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T31639665(SEQ ID NO: 774)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T33639665(SEQ ID NO: 775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T34666692(SEQ ID NO: 776)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T35639665(SEQ ID NO: 777)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T36639665(SEQ ID NO: 778)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T40666692(SEQ ID NO: 779)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T42639665(SEQ ID NO: 780)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T43666692(SEQ ID NO: 781)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node17 (SEQ ID NO:794) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779). Table 44 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 44Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T28666684(SEQ ID NO: 771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T33666684(SEQ ID NO: 775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T40693711(SEQ ID NO: 779)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node18 (SEQ ID NO:795) according to the present invention is supported by 90 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780). Table 45 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 45Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T12842891(SEQ ID NO: 769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T26666715(SEQ ID NO: 770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T28685734(SEQ ID NO: 771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T29693742(SEQ ID NO: 772)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T30666715(SEQ ID NO: 773)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T33685734(SEQ ID NO: 775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T35666715(SEQ ID NO: 777)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T40712761(SEQ ID NO: 779)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T42666715(SEQ ID NO: 780)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node20 (SEQ ID NO:796) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780). Table 46 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 46Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T12892900(SEQ ID NO: 769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T26716724(SEQ ID NO: 770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T28735743(SEQ ID NO: 771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T33735743(SEQ ID NO: 775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T35716724(SEQ ID NO: 777)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T42716724(SEQ ID NO: 780)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node21 (SEQ ID NO:797) according to the present invention is supported by 97 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780). Table 47 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 47Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T12901947(SEQ ID NO: 769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T26725771(SEQ ID NO: 770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T28744790(SEQ ID NO: 771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T33744790(SEQ ID NO: 775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T35725771(SEQ ID NO: 777)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T42725771(SEQ ID NO: 780)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node23 (SEQ ID NO:798) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769). Table 48 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 48Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T12948952(SEQ ID NO: 769)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node26 (SEQ ID NO:799) according to the present invention is supported by 129 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:774). Table 49 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 49Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T1210851116(SEQ ID NO: 769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T26772803(SEQ ID NO: 770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T28791822(SEQ ID NO: 771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T29743774(SEQ ID NO: 772)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T30716747(SEQ ID NO: 773)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T31666697(SEQ ID NO: 774)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node27 (SEQ ID NO:800) according to the present invention is supported by 140 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:774), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:776), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T36 (SEQ ID NO:778). Table 50 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 50Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T1211171206(SEQ ID NO: 769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T26804893(SEQ ID NO: 770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T28823912(SEQ ID NO: 771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T29775864(SEQ ID NO: 772)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T30748837(SEQ ID NO: 773)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T31698787(SEQ ID NO: 774)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T33791880(SEQ ID NO: 775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T34693782(SEQ ID NO: 776)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T35772861(SEQ ID NO: 777)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T36666755(SEQ ID NO: 778)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node31 (SEQ ID NO:801) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:774), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:776), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T36 (SEQ ID NO:778), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:781). Table 51 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 51Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T1213471356(SEQ ID NO: 769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T2610341043(SEQ ID NO: 770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T2810531062(SEQ ID NO: 771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T2910051014(SEQ ID NO: 772)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T30978987(SEQ ID NO: 773)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T31928937(SEQ ID NO: 774)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T3310211030(SEQ ID NO: 775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T34923932(SEQ ID NO: 776)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T3510021011(SEQ ID NO: 777)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T36896905(SEQ ID NO: 778)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T40902911(SEQ ID NO: 779)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T42912921(SEQ ID NO: 780)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T43833842(SEQ ID NO: 781)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node34 (SEQ ID NO:802) according to the present invention is supported by 24 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:782). Table 52 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 52Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T47639665(SEQ ID NO: 782)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node36 (SEQ ID NO:803) according to the present invention is supported by 135 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:774), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:776), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T36 (SEQ ID NO:778), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:781) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:782). Table 53 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 53Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T1213571388(SEQ ID NO: 769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T2610441075(SEQ ID NO: 770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T2810631094(SEQ ID NO: 771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T2910151046(SEQ ID NO: 772)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T309881019(SEQ ID NO: 773)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T31938969(SEQ ID NO: 774)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T3310311062(SEQ ID NO: 775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T34933964(SEQ ID NO: 776)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T3510121043(SEQ ID NO: 777)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T36906937(SEQ ID NO: 778)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T40912943(SEQ ID NO: 779)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T42922953(SEQ ID NO: 780)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T43843874(SEQ ID NO: 781)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T4711901221(SEQ ID NO: 782)


Segment cluster HSMUC1A_PEA1_node37 (SEQ ID NO:804) according to the present invention is supported by 146 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSMUC1A_PEA1_T12 (SEQ ID NO:769), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T26 (SEQ ID NO:770), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T28 (SEQ ID NO:771), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T29 (SEQ ID NO:772), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T30 (SEQ ID NO:773), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T31 (SEQ ID NO:774), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T33 (SEQ ID NO:775), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T34 (SEQ ID NO:776), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T35 (SEQ ID NO:777), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T36 (SEQ ID NO:778), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T40 (SEQ ID NO:779), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T42 (SEQ ID NO:780), HSMUC1A_PEA1_T43 (SEQ ID NO:781) and HSMUC1A_PEA1_T47 (SEQ ID NO:782). Table 54 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 54Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSMUC1A_PEA_1_T1213891487(SEQ ID NO: 769)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T2610761174(SEQ ID NO: 770)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T2810951193(SEQ ID NO: 771)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T2910471145(SEQ ID NO: 772)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T3010201118(SEQ ID NO: 773)HSMUCIA_PEA_1_T319701068(SEQ ID NO: 774)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T3310631161(SEQ ID NO: 775)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T349651063(SEQ ID NO: 776)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T3510441142(SEQ ID NO: 777)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T369381036(SEQ ID NO: 778)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T409441042(SEQ ID NO: 779)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T429541052(SEQ ID NO: 780)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T43875973(SEQ ID NO: 781)HSMUC1A_PEA_1_T4712221320(SEQ ID NO: 782)


Variant protein alignment to the previously known protein:


Sequence name: MUC1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:805)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSMUC1A_PEA1_P63 (SEQ ID NO:819)×MUC1_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:805).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:429.00Escore:0Matching length:59Total length:59Matching Percent86.44Matching Percent Identity:81.36Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:86.44Total Percent Identity:81.36Gaps:0


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MTPGTQSPFFLLLLLTVLTVVTGSGHASSTPGGEKETSATQRSSVEEEVS50|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MTPGTQSPFFLLLLLTVLTVVTGSGHASSTPGGEKETSATQRSSVPSSTE5051ADQVSVGAS59 : ||: :|51KNAVSMTSS59


Combined Expression of 8 Sequences (T10888seg11-17 (SEQ ID NO: 832), HUMGR5E junc3-7 (SEQ ID NO: 857), HSSTROL3seg24 (SEQ ID NO: 869), T94936 Seg 14 (SEQ ID NO: 861), Z21368 seg39 (SEQ ID NO: 844), Z21368 junc17-21 (SEQ ID NO: 847), T59832 jun6-25-26 (SEQ ID NO: 854) and M85491seg24 (SEQ ID NO: 866)) in Normal and Cancerous Breast Tissues

Expression of CEA6_HUMAN Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6, GRP_HUMAN—gastrin-releasing peptide, Stromelysin-3 precursor (EC 3.4.24.-) (Matrix metalloproteinase-11) (MMP-11) (ST3) (SL-3), Homo sapiens breast cancer membran protein 11 (BCMP11), SUL1_HUMAN, Ephrin type-B receptor 2 precursor (EC 2.7.1.112) (Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor EPH-3 and gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol recductase (GILT) transcripts detectable by or according to T10888seg11-17 (SEQ ID NO: 832), HUMGR5E junc3-7 (SEQ ID NO: 857), HSSTROL3seg24 (SEQ ID NO: 869), T94936 Seq 14 (SEQ ID NO: 861), Z21368 seg39 (SEQ ID NO: 844), Z21368 junc17-21 (SEQ ID NO: 874), T58832 jun6-25-26 (SEQ ID NO: 854) and M85491seg24 (SEQ ID NO: 866) amplicons and T10888seg11-17F (SEQ ID NO: 830), T10888seg11-17R (SEQ ID NO: 831), HUMGR5E junc3-7F(SEQ ID NO: 855), HUMGR5E junc3-7F (SEQ ID NO: 856), HSSTROL3seg24F (SEQ ID NO:867), HSSTROL3seg24R (SEQ ID NO: 868), T94936seg14F (SEQ ID NO: 859), T94936seg14R (SEQ ID NO: 860), Z21368 seg39F (SEQ ID NO: 842), Z21368 seg39R (SEQ ID NO: 843), Z21368junc17-21F (SEQ ID NO: 845), Z21368junc17-21R (SEQ ID NO: 846), T59832 jun6-25-26F (SEQ ID NO: 852), T59832 jun6-25-26F (SEQ ID NO: 853), M85491seg24F (SEQ ID NO: 864) and M85491seg24R (SEQ ID NO: 865) primers was measured by real time PCR. In parallel the expression of four housekeeping genes—PBGD (GenBank Accession No. BC019323 (SEQ ID NO:926); amplicon—PBGD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:929)), HPRT1 (GenBank Accession No. NM000194 (SEQ ID NO:930); amplicon—HPRT1-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:933 ), G6PD (GenBank Accession No. NM000402 (SEQ ID NO:918); G6PD-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:921)) and SDHA (GenBank Accession No. NM004168 (SEQ ID NO:922); amplicon—SDHA-amplicon (SEQ ID NO:925)) was measured similarly. For each RT sample, the expression of the above amplicons was normalized to the geometric mean of the quantities of the housekeeping genes. The normalized quantity of each RT sample of each amplicon was then divided by the median of the quantities of the normal post-mortem (PM) samples detected for the same amplicon (Sample Nos. 56-60, 63-67 Table 1, “Tissue samples in testing panel” above), to obtain a value of fold up-regulation for each sample relative to median of the normal PM samples.



FIGS. 44-47 are histograms showing differential expression of the above-indicated transcripts in cancerous breast samples relative to the normal samples, in different combinations. The number and percentage of samples that exhibit at least 5 fold differential of at least one of the sequences, out of the total number of samples tested is indicated in the bottom.


As is evident from FIGS. 44-47, differential expression of at least 5 fold in at least one of the sequences was found in 25 out of 28 adenocarcinoma samples in all different combinations.


Statistical analysis was applied to verify the significance of these results, as described below. Threshold of 5 fold differential expression of at least one of the amplicons was found to differentiate between cancer and normal samples.


The above values demonstrate statistical significance of the results.


Description for Cluster HSU33147

Cluster HSU33147 features 2 transcript(s) and 5 segment(s) of interest, the names for which are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively, the sequences themselves are given at the end of the application. The selected protein variants are given in table 3.

TABLE 1Transcripts of interestTranscript NameSequence ID No.HSU33147_PEA_1_T1820HSU33147_PEA_1_T2821









TABLE 2










Segments of interest










Segment Name
Sequence ID No.







HSU33147_PEA_1_node_0
822



HSU33147_PEA_1_node_2
823



HSU33147_PEA_1_node_4
824



HSU33147_PEA_1_node_7
825



HSU33147_PEA_1_node_3
826


















TABLE 3










Proteins of interest












Sequence ID
Corresponding



Protein Name
No.
Transcript(s)





HSU33147_PEA_1_P5
828
HSU33147_PEA_1_T1;





(SEQ ID NO: 820)







HSU33147_PEA_1_T2




(SEQ ID NO: 821)









These sequences are variants of the known protein Mammaglobin A precursor (SwissProt accession identifier MGBA_HUMAN; known also according to the synonyms Mammaglobin 1; Secretoglobin family 2A member 2), SEQ ID NO: 827, referred to herein as the previously known protein.


The sequence for protein Mammaglobin A precursor (SEQ ID NO:827) is given at the end of the application, as “Mammaglobin A precursor (SEQ ID NO:827) amino acid sequence”.


It has been investigated for clinical/therapeutic use in humans, for example as a target for an antibody or small molecule, and/or as a direct therapeutic; available information related to these investigations is as follows. Potential pharmaceutically related or therapeutically related activity or activities of the previously known protein are as follows: Immunostimulant. A therapeutic role for a protein represented by the cluster has been predicted. The cluster was assigned this field because there was information in the drug database or the public databases (e.g., described herein above) that this protein, or part thereof, is used or can be used for a potential therapeutic indication: Anticancer.


The following GO Annotation(s) apply to the previously known protein. The following annotation(s) were found: steroid binding, which are annotation(s) related to Molecular Function.


The GO assignment relies on information from one or more of the SwissProt/TremBl Protein knowledgebase, available from <http://www.expasy.ch/sprot/>; or Locuslink, available from <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/LocusLink/>.


Cluster HSU33147 can be used as a diagnostic marker according to overexpression of transcripts of this cluster in cancer. Expression of such transcripts in normal tissues is also given according to the previously described methods. The term “number” in the left hand column of the table and the numbers on the y-axis of FIG. 48 refer to weighted expression of ESTs in each category, as “parts per million” (ratio of the expression of ESTs for a particular cluster to the expression of all ESTs in that category, according to parts per million).


Overall, the following results were obtained as shown with regard to the histograms in FIG. 48 and Table 4. This cluster is overexpressed (at least at a minimum level) in the following pathological conditions: a mixture of malignant tumors from different tissues.

TABLE 4Normal tissue distributionName of TissueNumberepithelial6general2lung0breast131









TABLE 5










P values and ratios for expression in cancerous tissue













Name of Tissue
P1
P2
SP1
R3
SP2
R4





epithelial
4.1e−02
6.4e−02
1.5e−12
2.6
2.2e−06
1.5


general
1.6e−02
1.1e−02
1.2e−22
4.4
7.2e−13
2.4


lung
1
6.3e−01
1
1.0
6.2e−01
1.6


breast
8.6e−02
1.1e−01
3.4e−07
1.7
2.6e−03
1.0









As noted above, cluster HSU33147 features 2 transcript(s), which were listed in Table 1 above. These transcript(s) encode for protein(s) which are variant(s) of protein Mammaglobin A precursor (SEQ ID NO:827). A description of each variant protein according to the present invention is now provided.


Variant protein HSU33147_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:828) according to the present invention has an amino acid sequence as given at the end of the application; it is encoded by transcript(s) HSU33147_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:820). An alignment is given to the known protein (Mammaglobin A precursor (SEQ ID NO:827) ) at the end of the application. One or more alignments to one or more previously published protein sequences are given at the end of the application. A brief description of the relationship of the variant protein according to the present invention to each such aligned protein is as follows:


Comparison report between HSU33147_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:828) and MGBA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:827):


1.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for HSU33147_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:828), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to MKLLMVLMLAALSQHCYAGSGCPLLENVISKTINPQVSKTEYKELLQEFIDDNATTNAI DELKECFLNQTDETLSNVE corresponding to amino acids 1-78 of MGBA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:827), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-78 of HSU33147_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:828), and a second amino acid sequence being at least 90% homologous to QLIYDSSLCDLF corresponding to amino acids 82-93 of MGBA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:827) which also corresponds to amino acids 79-90 of HSU33147_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:828), wherein said first amino acid sequence and second amino acid sequence are contiguous and in a sequential order.


2.An isolated chimeric polypeptide encoding for an edge portion of HSU33147_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:828), comprising a polypeptide having a length “n”, wherein n is at least about 10 amino acids in length, optionally at least about 20 amino acids in length, preferably at least about 30 amino acids in length, more preferably at least about 40 amino acids in length and most preferably at least about 50 amino acids in length, wherein at least two amino acids comprise EQ, having a structure as follows: a sequence starting from any of amino acid numbers 78−x to 78; and ending at any of amino acid numbers 79+((n−2)−x), in which x varies from 0 to n−2.


The location of the variant protein was determined according to results from a number of different software programs and analyses, including analyses from SignalP and other specialized programs. The variant protein is believed to be located as follows with regard to the cell: secreted. The protein localization is believed to be secreted because both signal-peptide prediction programs predict that this protein has a signal peptide, and neither trans-membrane region prediction program predicts that this protein has a trans-membrane region.


The glycosylation sites of variant protein HSU33147_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:828), as compared to the known protein Mammaglobin A precursor (SEQ ID NO:827), are described in Table 6 (given according to their position(s) on the amino acid sequence in the first column; the second column indicates whether the glycosylation site is present in the variant protein; and the last column indicates whether the position is different on the variant protein).

TABLE 6Glycosylation site(s)Position(s) on known aminoPresent inacid sequencevariant protein?Position in variant protein?68yes6853yes53


Variant protein HSU33147_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:828) is encoded by the following transcript(s): HSU33147_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:820), for which the sequence(s) is/are given at the end of the application. The coding portion of transcript HSU33147_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:820) is shown in bold; this coding portion starts at position 72 and ends at position 341. The transcript also has the following SNPs as listed in Table 7 (given according to their position on the nucleotide sequence, with the alternative nucleic acid listed; the last column indicates whether the SNP is known or not; the presence of known SNPs in variant protein HSU33147_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:828) sequence provides support for the deduced sequence of this variant protein according to the present invention).

TABLE 7Nucleic acid SNPsSNP position onAlternativePreviouslynucleotide sequencenucleic acidknown SNP?84A -> CNo124C ->No396A -> GNo


As noted above, cluster HSU33147 features 5 segment(s), which were listed in Table 2 above and for which the sequence(s) are given at the end of the application. These segment(s) are portions of nucleic acid sequence(s) which are described herein separately because they are of particular interest. A description of each segment according to the present invention is now provided.


Segment cluster HSU33147_PEA1_node0 (SEQ ID NO:822) according to the present invention is supported by 38 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSU33147_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:820) and HSU33147_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:821). Table 8 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 8Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSU33147_PEA_1_T11126(SEQ ID NO: 820)HSU33147_PEA_1_T21126(SEQ ID NO: 821)


Segment cluster HSU33147_PEA1_node2 (SEQ ID NO:823) according to the present invention is supported by 44 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSU33147_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:820) and HSU33147_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:821). Table 9 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 9Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSU33147_PEA_1_T1127305(SEQ ID NO: 820)HSU33147_PEA_1_T2127305(SEQ ID NO: 821)


Segment cluster HSU33147_PEA1_node4 (SEQ ID NO:824) according to the present invention is supported by 3 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSU33147_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:821). Table 10 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 10Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSU33147_PEA_1_T2315907(SEQ ID NO: 821)


Segment cluster HSU33147_PEA1_node7 (SEQ ID NO:825) according to the present invention is supported by 35 libraries. The number of libraries was determined as previously described. This segment can be found in the following transcript(s): HSU33147_PEA1_T1 (SEQ ID NO:820). Table 11 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 11Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSU33147_PEA_1_T1306516(SEQ ID NO: 820)


According to an optional embodiment of the present invention, short segments related to the above cluster are also provided. These segments are up to about 120 bp in length, and so are included in a separate description.


Segment cluster HSU33147_PEA1_node3 (SEQ ID NO:826) according to the present invention can be found in the following transcript(s): HSU33147_PEA1_T2 (SEQ ID NO:821) Table 12 below describes the starting and ending position of this segment on each transcript.

TABLE 12Segment location on transcriptsSegmentSegmentstartingendingTranscript namepositionpositionHSU33147_PEA_1_T2306314(SEQ ID NO: 821)


Sequence name: MGBA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:827)


Sequence documentation:


Alignment of: HSU33147_PEA1_P5 (SEQ ID NO:828)×MGBA_HUMAN (SEQ ID NO:827).


Alignment segment 1/1:

Quality:776.00Escore:0Matching length:90Total length:93Matching Percent100.00Matching Percent Identity:100.00Similarity:Total Percent Similarity:96.77Total Percent Identity:96.77Gaps:1


Alignment:

         .         .         .         .         .1MKLLMVLMLAALSQHCYAGSGCPLLENVISKTINPQVSKTEYKELLQEFI50||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||1MKLLMVLMLAALSQHCYAGSGCPLLENVISKTINPQVSKTEYKELLQEFI50         .         .         .         .51DDNATTNAIDELKECFLNQTDETLSNVE...QLIYDSSLCDLF90||||||||||||||||||||||||||||   ||||||||||||51DDNATTNAIDELKECFLNQTDETLSNVEVFMQLIYDSSLCDLF93


It is appreciated that certain features of the invention, which are, for clarity, described in the context of separate embodiments, may also be provided in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features of the invention, which are, for brevity, described in the context of a single embodiment, may also be provided separately or in any suitable subcombination.


Although the invention has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and broad scope of the appended claims. All publications, patents and patent applications mentioned in this specification are herein incorporated in their entirety by reference into the specification, to the same extent as if each individual publication, patent or patent application was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated herein by reference. In addition, citation or identification of any reference in this application shall not be construed as an admission that such reference is available as prior art to the present invention.

Claims
  • 1. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a polynucleotide having a sequence of R11723_PEA—1_T5 (SEQ ID NO:560).
  • 2. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 1, comprising a node having a sequence of: R11723_PEA—1_node—13(SEQ ID NO:562).
  • 3. An isolated polypeptide comprising a polypeptide having a sequence of: R11723_PEA—1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591).
  • 4. The isolated polypeptide of claim 3, comprising a chimeric polypeptide encoding for R11723_PEA—1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591), comprising a first amino acid sequence being at least 95% homologous to MWVLGIAATFCGLFLLPGFALQIQCYQCEEFQLNNDCSSPEFIVNCTVNVQDMCQKEV MEQSA corresponding to amino acids 1-63 of Q96AC2 (SEQ ID NO:886), which also corresponds to amino acids 1-63 of R11723_PEA—1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591), and a second amino acid sequence being at least about 95% homologous to a polypeptide having the sequence DTKRTNTLLFEMRHFAKQLTT (SEQ ID NO:1026) corresponding to amino acids 64-84 of R11723_PEA—1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591), wherein said first and second amino acid sequences are contiguous and in a sequential order.
  • 4. (canceled)
  • 5. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 1, comprising an amplicon according to SEQ ID NO: 975.
  • 6. A primer pair, comprising a pair of isolated oligonucleotides capable of amplifying said amplicon of claim 5.
  • 7. The primer pair of claim 6, comprising a pair of isolated oligonucleotides: SEQ NOs 973 and 974.
  • 8. An antibody capable of specifically binding to an epitope of an amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:591) of claim 3.
  • 9. The antibody of claim 8, wherein said amino acid sequence comprises said tail (SEQ ID NO:1026) of claim 4.
  • 10. The antibody of claim 8, wherein said antibody is capable of differentiating between a splice variant having said epitope and a corresponding known protein PSEC (SEQ ID NO:886).
  • 11. A kit for detecting breast cancer, comprising a kit detecting overexpression of a splice variant according to claim 1.
  • 12. The kit of claim 11, wherein said kit comprises a NAT-based technology.
  • 13. The kit of claim 11, wherein said kit further comprises at least one primer pair capable of selectively hybridizing to a nucleic acid sequence according to claim 1.
  • 14. The kit of claim 11, wherein said kit further comprises at least one oligonucleotide capable of selectively hybridizing to a nucleic acid sequence according to claim 1.
  • 12. (canceled)
  • 13. (canceled)
  • 14. (canceled)
  • 15. The method of claim 26, wherein said detecting overexpression is performed with a NAT-based technology.
  • 16. A method for detecting breast cancer, comprising detecting overexpression of a splice variant according to claim 3, wherein said detecting overexpression is performed with an immunoassay.
  • 17. The method of claim 16, wherein said immunoassay comprises an antibody according to claim 8.
  • 18. A biomarker capable of detecting breast cancer, comprising a nucleic acid sequence according to claim 1 or a fragment thereof, or an amino acid sequence according to claim 3 or a fragment thereof.
  • 19. A method for screening for breast cancer, comprising detecting breast cancer cells with a biomarker according to claim 18.
  • 20. A method for diagnosing breast cancer, comprising detecting breast cancer cells with a biomarker according to claim 18.
  • 21. A method for monitoring disease progression and/or treatment efficacy and/or relapse of breast cancer, comprising detecting breast cancer cells with a biomarker according to claim 18.
  • 22. A method of selecting a therapy for breast cancer, comprising detecting breast cancer cells with a biomarker according to claim 18 and selecting a therapy according to said detection.
  • 23. The isolated polypeptide of claim 4, comprising a tail of R11723_PEA—1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591), comprising a polypeptide being at least about 95% homologous to the sequence DTKRTNTLLFEMRHFAKQLTT (SEQ ID NO:1026) in R11723_PEA—1_P13 (SEQ ID NO:591).
  • 24. A kit for detecting breast cancer, comprising a kit detecting overexpression of a splice variant according to claim 3, said kit comprising an antibody according to claim 8.
  • 25. The kit of claim 24, wherein said kit further comprises at least one reagent for performing an ELISA or a Western blot.
  • 26. A method for detecting breast cancer, comprising detecting overexpression of a splice variant according to claim 1.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

THIS APPLICATION IS RELATED TO NOVEL NUCLEOTIDE AND AMINO ACID SEQUENCES, AND ASSAYS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER, AND CLAIMS PRIORITY TO THE BELOW U.S. PROVISIONAL APPLICATIONS WHICH ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN: APPLICATION NO. 60/620,916 FILED OCT. 22, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN COLON CANCER APPLICATION NO. 60/628,123 FILED NOV. 17, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN COLON CANCER II APPLICATION NO. 60/621,131 FILED OCT. 25, 2004—DIAGNOSTIC MARKERS FOR COLON CANCER, AND ASSAYS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF APPLICATION NO. 60/620,917 FILED OCT. 22, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN BREAST CANCER APPLICATION NO. 60/628,101 FILED NOV. 17, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN BREAST CANCER II APPLICATION NO. 60/620,874 FILED OCT. 22, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN OVARIAN CANCER APPLICATION NO. 60/628,134 FILED NOV. 17, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN OVARIAN CANCER II APPLICATION NO. 60/620,924 FILED OCT. 22, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN STOMACH CANCER APPLICATION NO. 60/628,111 FILED NOV. 17, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN STOMACH CANCER II APPLICATION NO. 60/620,853 FILED OCT. 22, 2004-28814—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN LUNG CANCER APPLICATION NO. 60/628,112 FILED NOV. 17, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN LUNG CANCER II APPLICATION NO. 60/620,974 FILED OCT. 22, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN PANCREATIC CANCER APPLICATION NO. 60/628,145 FILED NOV. 17, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN PANCREATIC CANCER II APPLICATION NO. 60/620,656 FILED OCT. 22, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN PROSTATE CANCER APPLICATION NO. 60/628,251 FILED NOV. 17, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN PROSTATE CANCER II APPLICATION NO. 60/620,975 FILED OCT. 22, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN BRAIN CANCER APPLICATION NO. 60/628,178 FILED NOV. 17, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN BRAIN CANCER II APPLICATION NO. 60/628,231 FILED NOV. 17, 2004—NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC SERUM MARKERS, AND ASSAYS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF APPLICATION NO. 60/620,918 FILED OCT. 22, 2004—DIAGNOSTIC MARKERS FOR RENAL CANCER, AND ASSAYS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF APPLICATION NO. 60/628,156 FILED NOV. 17, 2004—DIAGNOSTIC MARKERS FOR RENAL CANCER, AND ASSAYS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF II APPLICATION NO. 60/628,167 FILED NOV. 17, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN BLADDER CANCER II APPLICATION NO. 60/621,004 FILED OCT. 22, 2004—DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF MARKERS IN SKIN AND EPITHELIAL CANCER II APPLICATION NO. ----NA----- FILED NOV. 17, 2004—NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC MARKERS, AND ASSAYS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF APPLICATION NO. 60/539,129 FILED JAN. 27, 2004—METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANNOTATING BIOMOLECULAR SEQUENCES APPLICATION NO. 60/539,128 FILED JAN. 27, 2004—EVOLUTIONARY CONSERVED SPLICED SEQUENCES AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING THEREOF

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Number Date Country
60620916 Oct 2004 US
60628123 Nov 2004 US
60621131 Oct 2004 US
60620917 Oct 2004 US
60628101 Nov 2004 US
60620874 Oct 2004 US
60628134 Nov 2004 US
60620924 Oct 2004 US
60628111 Nov 2004 US
60620853 Oct 2004 US
60628112 Nov 2004 US
60620974 Oct 2004 US
60628145 Nov 2004 US
60620656 Oct 2004 US
60628251 Nov 2004 US
60620975 Oct 2004 US
60628178 Nov 2004 US
60628231 Nov 2004 US
60620918 Oct 2004 US
60628156 Nov 2004 US
60628167 Nov 2004 US
60621004 Oct 2004 US
60539129 Jan 2004 US
60539128 Jan 2004 US